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Richard Nixon: The 14th Amendment to the Constitution-under which the school desegregation cases have arisen--provides that 'The…

On the recordMarch 16, 1972
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution-under which the school desegregation cases have arisen--provides that 'The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.'
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Equal Educational Opportunities and School Busing.

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