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  Nixon's Plan For Health Reform, In His Own Words
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Last EditedChronicler  Jul 03, 2012 11:51am
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AuthorPres. Richard M. Nixon
News DateThursday, September 3, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description[Text of his address calling for comprehensive national health care bill]

...One of the most cherished goals of our democracy is to assure every American an equal opportunity to lead a full and productive life...

Comprehensive health insurance is an idea whose time has come in America.

There has long been a need to assure every American financial access to high quality health care. As medical costs go up, that need grows more pressing.

Now, for the first time, we have not just the need but the will to get this job done. There is widespread support in the Congress and in the Nation for some form of comprehensive health insurance. Surely if we have the will, 1974 should also be the year that we find the way...
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