Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 20, 1960
We can achieve without war the goal of freedom for the captive peoples behind the Iron Curtain.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Press Conference of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Kentwood Arms Hotel, Springfield, MO

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