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Richard Nixon: “I do regret very much that during this critical period just ahead we will not have the emergency powers I requested to…”

On the recordDecember 21, 1973
I do regret very much that during this critical period just ahead we will not have the emergency powers I requested to meet the energy crisis, so that we could proceed more effectively to get the job done right--and on time.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement About the Failure of Congress To Enact Emergency Energy Legislation

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