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Richard Nixon: “Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by…”

On the recordFebruary 19, 1973
Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including sections 201(a) (2) and 351(c) (2) of the Trade Expansion Act, and in accordance with section 253(d) of said Act and Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, do proclaim that—(1) The column numbered 1 rates of duty provided for in TSUS item 725.01 by Proclamation 3822, as modified by paragraph 2 (b) of Proclamation 3964, are hereby further modified to read as follows:
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 4189—Modification of Trade Agreement Concession and Extension of Increased Rate of Duty on Imports of Certain...

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