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Richard Nixon

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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1969, until his resignation on August 9, 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. Nixon's presidency is noted for significant foreign policy achievements, including the historic opening of relations with China and the policy of détente with the Soviet Union. Domestically, he is recognized for establishing the Environmental Protection Agency and implementing various social programs.

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Apr 16, 1969

A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man could do.

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Apr 16, 1969

I urge all businesses, industries, foundations, and civic organizations to give the full measure of their support to the League and its activities

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Apr 16, 1969

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman President--maybe sooner than you think.

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Apr 16, 1969

I often say that men do the talking and women do the working in campaigns.

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Apr 16, 1969

Call upon all our citizens to join with the League of Women Voters of the United States in the observance of its fiftieth anniversary in 1970

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Apr 15, 1969

We have the programs, we have the men, and we have the women, I believe, that can bring success to those programs.

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Apr 15, 1969

I know what assets the Cabinet wives and all of the women in this administration are to this administration.

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Apr 15, 1969

But before referring to that, I want to say just a few words about those whom you are honoring tonight.

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Apr 13, 1969

I have announced a commitment to the first five years of life as one of the basic pledges of this Administration.

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Apr 13, 1969

If there is one thing we know, it is that the Federal Government cannot solve all the nation's problems by itself; yet there has been an over-shift of jurisdiction and responsibility to the Federal Government.

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Apr 13, 1969

I want our policies to be ones which are derived from open eyes, open ears, open minds, and open hearts.

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Apr 13, 1969

Simon Bolivar said 150 years ago that the 'freedom of the New World is the hope of the universe.'

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Apr 10, 1969

The United States seeks to cooperate, not to dominate; to participate fairly as a partner in the responsibilities that each nation shares within the System.

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Apr 10, 1969

We shall treat with high priority the tasks that lie ahead—to extend to all Americans the opportunity for lives of dignity in a climate of freedom.

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Apr 9, 1969

It is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1950 to 1969, inclusive, shall, during the Ninety-first Congress, be open to inspection by the Committee on Internal Security, House of…

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