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Richard Nixon: But getting rid of Castro in Cuba would not get rid of Castroism in Cuba or in Latin America and it would set in motion…

On the recordSeptember 20, 1960
But getting rid of Castro in Cuba would not get rid of Castroism in Cuba or in Latin America and it would set in motion, in my opinion, a chain reaction of opposition to the United States through the other Latin American countries, which could be very, very detrimental to our foreign policy.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Press Conference of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Kentwood Arms Hotel, Springfield, MO

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