Richard Nixon actually said...

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.

Context

Statement About the Failure of Congress To Enact Emergency Energy Legislation

12/21/1973

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