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Richard Nixon: I think that for a Republican President to say that about a man who served as President when he was in the Congress…

On the recordMarch 20, 1969
I think that for a Republican President to say that about a man who served as President when he was in the Congress shows that where the defense of the United States is concerned, or peace is concerned, we are not Republicans or Democrats, but Americans.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Truman Library During a Visit With the Former President.

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