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Richard Nixon: “For 4 hours we have discussed on television many questions - how to keep the peace and extend freedom, the state of our…”

On the recordOctober 22, 1960
For 4 hours we have discussed on television many questions - how to keep the peace and extend freedom, the state of our military and moral strength, our economic growth, and the problems of providing for the human needs of our people.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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From the Vice President of the United States to Senator John Kennedy

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