02/27/1975
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"So, I am very, very pleased, Doctor, that you are going to be our new Commissioner of Education and will be working with Secretary of HEW, David Mathews."
"Dr. Aguirre has not only the experience and the background but he firmly believes, as I do, that our approach to elementary and secondary education, where we would have a block grant program of $3,300..."
"I am very pleased to announce that I am nominating as the Commissioner of Education, Dr. Aguirre."
"We can say with pride, 'We did it.'"