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Richard Nixon: I say to you today that the important thing is not the party, but the country, and I ask you to vote for whatever is…

On the recordOctober 3, 1960
I say to you today that the important thing is not the party, but the country, and I ask you to vote for whatever is best for America.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Partial Transcript of Remarks of the Vice President, Winfield Scott Hotel, Elizabeth, NJ

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