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Eisenhower: “I know of nothing--particularly for one who has to spend a great deal of his time in Washington in an official…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 1954
I know of nothing--particularly for one who has to spend a great deal of his time in Washington in an official position--that can take the place of going out and trying again to meet Americans that are making a living and paying taxes, rather than just taking it unto themselves to spend the taxes.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Remarks at the Airport, McCook, Nebraska

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