Richard Nixon: “The main thing--the greater risk is to close these buildings, to be…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1971

The main thing--the greater risk is to close these buildings, to be too afraid of this.

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Reply to Reporters' Questions About the Bombing in the United States Capitol.

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Richard Nixon: “The main thing--the greater risk is to close these buildings, to be too afraid of this.”