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Richard Nixon: “I have given instructions--quite harshly, I should say--to all of those there, not that they needed a harsh statement…”

On the recordDecember 12, 1973
I have given instructions--quite harshly, I should say--to all of those there, not that they needed a harsh statement, but I felt it is very important that there not be any infighting, there not be any competition, there not be any struggle for power because of our setting up.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks About the Nation's Energy Shortage

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