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Richard Nixon: “I say the American people have faith in our economy, and I wish Senator Kennedy had a little more than he has at the…”

On the recordOctober 27, 1960
I say the American people have faith in our economy, and I wish Senator Kennedy had a little more than he has at the present time and would quit talking that way.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks of the Vice President, Rear Train Platform, Danville, IL

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