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Richard Nixon: The basic ability to read is a right that should be denied to no one, and the pleasures found in books and libraries…

On the recordMarch 2, 1970
The basic ability to read is a right that should be denied to no one, and the pleasures found in books and libraries should be available to all.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Education Reform.

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