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Richard Nixon: “No matter how honest or how wise they were, I think all of us realize that at times of great challenge to our Nation…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1969
No matter how honest or how wise they were, I think all of us realize that at times of great challenge to our Nation, whether during the bitter War Between the States or whether during the other military challenges and economic challenges which this Nation has faced, particularly in this century, we know that during those periods there had to be something more than honesty and more than wisdom in the leadership of this country.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Presidential Prayer Breakfast

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