Richard Nixon: “We cannot afford to let volunteers become mere foot-soldiers in a…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1968

We cannot afford to let volunteers become mere foot-soldiers in a battle directed from Washington.

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Republican · California

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Remarks on the ABC Radio Network: "The Voluntary Way

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Richard Nixon: “We cannot afford to let volunteers become mere foot-soldiers in a battle directed from Washington.”