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Richard Nixon: And, so, the most important test, the sternest test to which you must put the two candidates for the Presidency and the…

On the recordOctober 4, 1960
And, so, the most important test, the sternest test to which you must put the two candidates for the Presidency and the Vice Presidency is this: Which of the two men can best lead the United States and the free world and keep the peace without surrender?
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Speech of the Vice President, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA

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