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Gerald Ford: “Confidentiality is essential to assure the free and open discussion necessary to accomplish the tasks assigned to those…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1976
Confidentiality is essential to assure the free and open discussion necessary to accomplish the tasks assigned to those bodies.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Executive Order 11932—Classification of Certain Information and Material Obtained From Advisory Bodies Created to Implement...

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