Political Quotes

On the recordMay 19, 1972
We go there not in any personal sense, but we go there representing all the American people and the hopes and aspirations of all of our people.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Departure From Andrews Air Force Base for Austria, the Soviet Union, Iran, and Poland.

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