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On the recordOctober 2, 1960
I say to you, whether you are Republicans or Democrats, that when we elect a President of the United States it isn't the party but America that comes first - and that's what the Americans are going to vote for this year.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Partial Transcript of Speech by the Vice President, Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

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