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Richard Nixon: “Surgeons always want to cut, but nevertheless, I remember when he sat in a chair the other day, one of those straight…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1973
Surgeons always want to cut, but nevertheless, I remember when he sat in a chair the other day, one of those straight chairs, that is when be told me about his--when he lectured John Kennedy on the fact.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks During a Meeting With Economic Advisers

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