Richard Nixon: “I would have no hesitance to ask the American people to pay the taxes…”

On the recordOctober 6, 1960

I would have no hesitance to ask the American people to pay the taxes even in 1961 - if necessary - to maintain a sound economy.

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Republican · California

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Presidential Debate in Washington, DC

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