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Richard Nixon: Whoever is President of this country is going to have to be the leader of the free world and the Commander in Chief of…

On the recordOctober 27, 1960
Whoever is President of this country is going to have to be the leader of the free world and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of this country.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Speech of the Vice President of the United States, Masonic Auditorium, Davenport, IA

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