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On the recordSeptember 23, 1960
My point is that if the Government was responsible, primarily, for these surpluses which are on the farmer's back which depress the prices, if the Government was responsible for putting the farmer where he is, the Government must bear the primary responsibility for getting him out of the hole that he is in.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks of Vice President Nixon, Breakfast Meeting, Kansas City, KS

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