Richard Nixon actually said...

We intend to be worthy of what you have done - not only in the fight that we put on in this campaign, but also in winning this election, in attempting to carry on in the great traditions of one of the truly great men of the century, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States.

Context

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

09/28/1960

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