Richard Nixon: “The most important message I receive from young people today is this…”

On the recordOctober 15, 1968

The most important message I receive from young people today is this: 'Don't try to hand us our lives on a silver platter.'

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Republican · California

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Remarks on the NBC Radio Network: 'Today's Youth: The Great Generation'

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