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Richard Nixon: I believe the President has an obligation to lay before the American people and its Congress the basic premises of his…

On the recordFebruary 24, 1971
I believe the President has an obligation to lay before the American people and its Congress the basic premises of his policy and to report fully on the issues, developments, and prospects confronting the Nation.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Second Annual Report on United States Foreign Policy.

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