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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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Jan 1, 1973

As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson…

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Dec 31, 1972

Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.

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Dec 27, 1972

As one who has had the privilege of knowing Lester Pearson for two decades, and who has counted him a friend, I shall miss him greatly.

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Dec 27, 1972

His life illustrates in a profound way how much one man, by virtue of hard work, high principle, and a sympathetic understanding of his fellow man, can accomplish in the cause of peace and freedom.

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Dec 25, 1972

But friends and opponents alike were unanimous in respecting him for his enormous courage, and for the spirit that saw him through whatever the odds.

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Dec 25, 1972

The Nation to which he gave so much will honor his memory in admiration and respect, and the other countries for which he helped keep freedom alive will remember his name with gratitude.

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Dec 25, 1972

His farsighted leadership in the postwar era has helped ever since to preserve peace and freedom in the world.

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Dec 25, 1972

HARRY S TRUMAN will be remembered as one of the most courageous Presidents in our history, who led the Nation and the world through a critical period with exceptional vision and determination.

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Dec 25, 1972

Embroiled in controversy during his Presidency, his stature in the eyes of history has risen steadily ever since.

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Dec 25, 1972

He did what had to be done, when it had to be done, and because he did the world today is a better and safer place--and generations to come will be in his debt.

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Dec 25, 1972

Our hopes today for a generation of peace rest in large measure on the firm foundations that he laid.

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Dec 25, 1972

He served with distinction in the United States Senate; and when the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thrust him suddenly into the Presidency in April of 1945 at one of the most critical moments of our history, he met that…

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Dec 25, 1972

He gave himself unstintingly to the duties of the Presidency while he held it, and in the years afterward he honorably supported and wisely counseled each of his successors.

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Dec 25, 1972

It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Harry S Truman, thirty-third President of the United States, on December 26, 1972.

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Dec 25, 1972

Like all political leaders, he had his friends and his opponents.

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Dec 25, 1972

In launching the Marshall Plan, he began the most farsighted and most generous act of international rebuilding ever undertaken.

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Dec 25, 1972

His fortitude never wavered, and his faith in America never flagged.

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Dec 25, 1972

All executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies, including their field services, shall be closed on Thursday, December 28, 1972, as a mark of respect for Harry S Truman, the thirty-third President of…

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Dec 25, 1972

President Truman had a deep respect for the office he held and for the people he served.

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Dec 25, 1972

I do further appoint December 28, 1972 to be a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States.

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Dec 25, 1972

Confronted during his Presidency with a momentous series of challenges, his strength and spirit proved equal to them all.

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Dec 25, 1972

Throughout his long career in public service, Harry S Truman was known as a man of forthrightness and integrity.

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Dec 25, 1972

I recommend that the people assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President Truman and to seek God's continued blessing on our land and on this His servant.

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