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On the recordSeptember 28, 1960
We will continue policies, and build upon them, that will make America the strongest, most productive nation, as far as its economy is concerned.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Speech by the Vice President, Closed Circuit Television, 1960 Campaign Dinner, Boston, MA

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