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Richard Nixon: What I was interested in was his background, his general legal philosophy, which, as I said, to me is close to mine.

On the recordMay 21, 1969
What I was interested in was his background, his general legal philosophy, which, as I said, to me is close to mine.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Conversation With Newsmen on the Nomination of the Chief Justice of the United States

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