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On the recordSeptember 16, 1960
I think that, on its face, the question is so ridiculous, the charge ridiculous, that I will not comment on it.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Press Conference of Vice President Nixon, Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

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