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On the recordAugust 22, 1974
I have doubts about the appropriateness of diverting the direction of litigation from the disclosure of information to career-affecting disciplinary hearings about employee conduct.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Letter to the Chairmen of the Conference Committee Considering Freedom of Information Act Amendments

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