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Richard Nixon: We have had the opportunity--an opportunity that we think we have used well--to get control of this Government, of the…

On the recordMay 6, 1969
We have had the opportunity--an opportunity that we think we have used well--to get control of this Government, of the vast administrative machinery; to develop the plans and the programs over these past 3½ months which will enable us to make progress on these issues.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Republican Victory Dinner

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