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Gerald Ford: “THE PRIVACY ACT of 1974, S. 3418, represents an initial advance in protecting a right precious to every American--the…”

On the recordDecember 31, 1974
THE PRIVACY ACT of 1974, S. 3418, represents an initial advance in protecting a right precious to every American--the right of individual privacy.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Signing the Privacy Act of 1974

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