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Richard Nixon: “I also recall the old Jewish proverb to the effect that man was made out of the soft earth and woman was made out of a…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1969
I also recall the old Jewish proverb to the effect that man was made out of the soft earth and woman was made out of a hard rib.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Toasts of the President and Prime Minister Golda Meir of Israel

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