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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

Our economy has some weaknesses, and we intend to do something about those weaknesses.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

We can achieve without war the goal of freedom for the captive peoples behind the Iron Curtain.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

But getting rid of Castro in Cuba would not get rid of Castroism in Cuba or in Latin America and it would set in motion, in my opinion, a chain reaction of opposition to the United States through the other Latin American countries, which…

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

He said that former Representative Dewey Short said today he would consider making the race in Missouri if he had my support, and the question was: If he were nominated, would he have my support? And the answer is: The nominee of the party…

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

It doesn't mean anything personal as far as I'm concerned, but it does mean something about America

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

And what else do we need? Along with great power there goes the responsibility for great leadership, and particularly for wise diplomacy

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

But Senator Kennedy says that all we are doing is 'outtalking' and 'outshouting' Mr. Khrushchev.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 20, 1960

Senator Kennedy made it clear in his speech last night that he intends to continue his campaign of criticism of the alleged weaknesses of the United States while Mr. Khrushchev and his colleagues are at the United Nations.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 19, 1960

For the President to have apologized or to express regrets, as Senator Kennedy suggested, under those circumstances, would have been a mistake of the greatest magnitude, in my opinion.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 19, 1960

A deterioration in the economy generally which affected employment and particularly which affected public psychology with regard to employment would, of course, affect the campaign.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Sep 19, 1960

Diversity is our strength, but it is a strength only if we are united in the face of those who are opponents of all religion, of all idealism, of all freedom.

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