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1973: Power And Energy Resources
The mounting U.S. energy crisis, a subject of scholarly debate just a few years ago, became a reality in 1973, as the country faced shortages of natural gas, fuel oil, and gasoline. In a nationwide television address on November 7, President Richard M. Nixon asked Congress to grant him emergency...
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