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Richard Nixon

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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1969, until his resignation on August 9, 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. Nixon's presidency is noted for significant foreign policy achievements, including the historic opening of relations with China and the policy of détente with the Soviet Union. Domestically, he is recognized for establishing the Environmental Protection Agency and implementing various social programs.

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Oct 4, 1960

Incidentally, I understand that one of those who attended the Moscow Fair wrote m the visitors' book, 'Dear Mr. Khrushchev, when you pass the United States, please leave me off.'

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Oct 4, 1960

I have seen it in Indonesia riding with President Sukarno in the streets of Djakarta and through the countryside - terrible poverty.

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Oct 4, 1960

We must always remember that in dealing with the enemies of peace, we must always be willing to negotiate, always go the extra mile, always do anything to reduce tensions, but never give them anything that is not accompanied by a…

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Oct 4, 1960

I've never seen any as tall as this crowd in New York here today.

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Oct 3, 1960

I don't tell this audience here that I will outpromise my opponent, and I'll tell you why: When I promise you this or that or the other thing, I've got to remember something that you are also aware of.

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Oct 3, 1960

Senator Kennedy's plan would run overall food costs up by 25 percent.

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Oct 3, 1960

I say that America is far more than the sum of the conflicting wishes of our sections and groups.

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Oct 3, 1960

He would cut the size of the farm output by about one-fifth, or about the equivalent of another million jobs.

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Oct 3, 1960

The Presidency is not the property of any bloc or special interest; it must be the office of all - all Americans.

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Oct 3, 1960

This is a reactionary farm program, seriously advanced, that would wreak havoc on farmer and consumer alike.

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Oct 3, 1960

Senator Kennedy would throw onto the unemployment rolls approximately 1 million people now engaged in serving the needs of farm people and handling their products.

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Oct 3, 1960

Senator Kennedy would cut, throughout America, the supply of beef and pork per person below what we had during the rationing days of World War II.

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Oct 3, 1960

Remember, it's your money, and, after all, if we can do what needs to be done, what will produce the progress, what will defend this country with a program which is effective, which costs less, that's what you want, because every time we…

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Oct 3, 1960

He would also tighten the grip of Government controls, at least quadruple the number of Federal inspectors who enforce Government regulations.

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Oct 3, 1960

We've got to have somebody in the White House who remembers that he can belong not to any one group in this country; he's got to belong to all the American people and stand for them.

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Oct 3, 1960

Mr. Khrushchev publicly boasts of his intention to catch up with the United States in the production of such farm products as meat and milk.

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Oct 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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Oct 3, 1960

Our real new frontier lies, not in fragmenting the Nation's interests but in uniting the national purpose.

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Oct 2, 1960

We must find the best man, whether he is a Democrat or Republican, to be President.

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Oct 2, 1960

We must not continue to have a situation exist where Mr. Khrushchev, a man who has enslaved millions, a man who has slaughtered thousands, is able to come to the United States of America, as he did a couple of days ago, and point the…

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Oct 2, 1960

I call upon him to say exactly where he agrees and where he disagrees.

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Oct 2, 1960

Oh, it's been criticized, but all the criticism in the world cannot obscure the fact that the American people will be eternally grateful to Dwight Eisenhower for getting this nation out of one war, keeping us out of others, and bringing…

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