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Richard Nixon: But I do not speak today primarily of those usual gracious terms and references that are always appropriate, of our…

On the recordFebruary 26, 1969
But I do not speak today primarily of those usual gracious terms and references that are always appropriate, of our common ties in blood, insofar as our national heritage is concerned, of our history and our culture.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Toasts of the President and President Saragat of Italy

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