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Nixon signs the Social Security Amendments of 1972

President Nixon signed the Social Security Amendments of 1972, a major revision that increased benefits, extended coverage, and created automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs).

Nixon signs the Social Security Amendments of 1972

The law expanded Social Security’s scope and introduced automatic COLAs, altering retirement income policy for millions of Americans and shaping federal entitlement policy for decades.

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