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Richard Nixon: They must be qualified jurists, but they must be jurists who recognize that the first civil right of all Americans is…

On the recordOctober 27, 1972
They must be qualified jurists, but they must be jurists who recognize that the first civil right of all Americans is the right to be free from domestic violence.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Radio Address: 'One America'

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