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Richard Nixon: The other point that I should make is that there has been some speculation to the effect that there is a move here on…

On the recordNovember 26, 1972
The other point that I should make is that there has been some speculation to the effect that there is a move here on the top of this mountain to, as a result of the rather significant victory of November 7, reach out and grasp a lot of power and draw it into the White House and to the executive department.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks on Plans for the Second Term.

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