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Richard Nixon: When you're confident of your strength, when you know you're right, you don't have to get down to the level of a man who…

On the recordSeptember 15, 1960
When you're confident of your strength, when you know you're right, you don't have to get down to the level of a man who insults you, as Mr. Khrushchev was insulting the President.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Speech of Vice President Nixon, Television Appearance, WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA

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