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Richard Nixon: Well, Mr. Quinn, I would certainly not be standing here answering these questions unless I had a firm belief that we…

On the recordNovember 16, 1973
Well, Mr. Quinn, I would certainly not be standing here answering these questions unless I had a firm belief that we could keep the republic, that we must keep it, not only for ourselves but for the whole world.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Question-and-Answer Session at the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, Orlando, Florida

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