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Richard Nixon: Proud of my own and of my wife's Irish heritage and proud of the contributions made by the Irish to the United States…

On the recordMarch 16, 1969
Proud of my own and of my wife's Irish heritage and proud of the contributions made by the Irish to the United States and to the cause of freedom everywhere.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Message to the President of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day

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