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On the recordOctober 1, 1960
I believe in this whole field of civil rights that we must avoid at all costs wherever we possibly can the use of force or threats of force for purposes of solving the problem.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Interview of Vice President Richard M. Nixon by Walter Winchell, WABC-TV, New York, NY

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