Richard Nixon in They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain

On Civil Rights: 1971: Required affirmative action for federal contractors

In Dec. 1971, Nixon's Labor Department required all federal contractors to develop "an acceptable affirmative action program," including "an analysis of areas within which the contractor is deficient in the utilization of minority groups and women, and further, goals and timetables to correct the deficiencies." In the decades that followed, government programs mandated a variety of requirements specifying preference be given to minorities in employment and in awarding of certain contracts. Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p. 24 Jun 14, 2005

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