Richard Nixon: “I think I have learned more deeply than I had ever understood before…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1971

I think I have learned more deeply than I had ever understood before what the Legion means to America.

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Republican · California

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Remarks on Receiving the American Legion's Distinguished Service Medal for 1969.

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Richard Nixon: “I think I have learned more deeply than I had ever understood before what the Legion means to America.”