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Richard Nixon: We must not stay so mired in Watergate that we fail to respond to challenges of surpassing importance to America and the…

On the recordAugust 14, 1973
We must not stay so mired in Watergate that we fail to respond to challenges of surpassing importance to America and the world.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Address to the Nation About the Watergate Investigations.

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