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Richard Nixon: “As a President of the United States, I have learned what it means for a President, be he a Republican or a Democrat, to…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1970
As a President of the United States, I have learned what it means for a President, be he a Republican or a Democrat, to have the solid support of the overwhelming majority of the leaders and the members of America's labor unions and of American labor generally for those policies and those programs which are above partisanship and beyond partisanship, but which are dedicated to preserving freedom in America and preserving and protecting freedom in the world.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Toast of the President at a Dinner Honoring Labor Leaders

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