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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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Mar 12, 1973

The world is inseparable, and little problems today can become very big ones tomorrow.

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Mar 12, 1973

I urge all persons engaged in farming and ranching to consider ways in which they can promote safer practices in work, home, and recreational activities, and can exercise greater caution when traveling on public roads.

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Mar 12, 1973

I call upon community leaders, private organizations, and the communications media to assist in providing safety information so that we can be as effective in promoting safety on the farm as we have been in promoting abundance on the farm.

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Mar 11, 1973

The policy of this Administration is to comply to the fullest extent possible with Congressional requests for information.

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Mar 11, 1973

I have determined that it would be in the public interest to comply with that request.

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Mar 11, 1973

For those reasons Executive privilege will not be used without specific Presidential approval.

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Mar 11, 1973

We can never rest in the effort to preserve and improve our good earth.

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Mar 7, 1973

The ability to plan and manage is vital to effective government.

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Mar 7, 1973

There is no 'best' way, no magic, universal cure-all, that can be dispensed from hundreds or thousands of miles away.

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Mar 7, 1973

I urge that our people observe Law Day with appropriate public ceremonies, through public bodies and private organizations, in schools, colleges and universities, and in other suitable places.

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Mar 7, 1973

Nixon: Good public transportation is essential not only to assure adequate transportation for all citizens, but to forward the common goal of less congested, cleaner and safer communities.

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Mar 7, 1973

Nothing can do more to lift the face of our cities, and the spirit of our city dwellers, than truly adequate systems of modern transportation.

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Mar 7, 1973

The time has come to recognize the errors of past Federal efforts to support community development and to move swiftly to correct them.

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Mar 7, 1973

I intend to make 1973 a turning point in the quality of governmental response to natural disasters.

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Mar 7, 1973

I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Tuesday, May 1, 1973, as Law Day in the United States of America.

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Mar 7, 1973

People today want to have a real say in the way their communities are run.

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Mar 6, 1973

And if you have any trouble going to the top and you feel that you are being discriminated against, you let me know.

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Mar 6, 1973

We think that is quite a record, and if we can, in the next 4 years, quadruple again, that would be by a factor of 16 over the period of 8 years.

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Mar 5, 1973

IN LIFE Pearl Buck was a human bridge between the civilization of the East and West.

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Mar 5, 1973

It is hereby ordered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954, as amended, that on the day of interment, March 7, 1973, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings…

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Mar 5, 1973

She lived a long, full life as artist, wife, mother, and philanthropist.

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Mar 5, 1973

The nation that compromises with the terrorists today could well be destroyed by the terrorists tomorrow

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Mar 5, 1973

The flags, not only in embassies abroad and in the State Department but all over America, have been ordered to be at half-mast

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