Richard Nixon

What man can best serve the country?

In presenting our case to you tonight, I say to you that our foremost pledge is that we will continue policies that will keep the peace; we will strengthen the peace, and we will strengthen those policies that will not only hold the line…

Of course, as I often say, I know you don't want to see me but you do want to see Pat, my wife; she's right over here.

Only with such accents and such policies, can we achieve a strongly growing, stable economy, capable of meeting our growing needs at home and abroad in this time of testing for our people and for our Nation.

The American economy is producing now at more than twice the rate of the Soviet.

Yes, I certainly do.

But getting rid of Castro in Cuba would not get rid of Castroism in Cuba or in Latin America and it would set in motion, in my opinion, a chain reaction of opposition to the United States through the other Latin American countries, which…

Senator Kennedy made it clear in his speech last night that he intends to continue his campaign of criticism of the alleged weaknesses of the United States while Mr. Khrushchev and his colleagues are at the United Nations.

Our economy has some weaknesses, and we intend to do something about those weaknesses.

We Americans have fought three wars in this century.

The absolute gap will continue to grow in our favor and not in theirs.

He said that former Representative Dewey Short said today he would consider making the race in Missouri if he had my support, and the question was: If he were nominated, would he have my support? And the answer is: The nominee of the party…

We can achieve without war the goal of freedom for the captive peoples behind the Iron Curtain.

But let me say this: There is also a responsibility at a time like this - and at all times, for that matter - to be sure that the criticisms are based on fact and not on distortion

It doesn't mean anything personal as far as I'm concerned, but it does mean something about America

And what else do we need? Along with great power there goes the responsibility for great leadership, and particularly for wise diplomacy

But Senator Kennedy says that all we are doing is 'outtalking' and 'outshouting' Mr. Khrushchev.

Diversity is our strength, but it is a strength only if we are united in the face of those who are opponents of all religion, of all idealism, of all freedom.

I would, and my reasons would be his own security.

For the President to have apologized or to express regrets, as Senator Kennedy suggested, under those circumstances, would have been a mistake of the greatest magnitude, in my opinion.

It was a very gratifying experience for which we are very thankful.

Keep America's ideals strong.

My point is that, knowing him, as I do, and as I think others do, to express regrets to Mr. Khrushchev for something that he knew was necessary, that he knew he was basically at fault for by reason of his own aggressive actions, would not…

A deterioration in the economy generally which affected employment and particularly which affected public psychology with regard to employment would, of course, affect the campaign.

The reason that the people were not told that is that the indications in these fields are from intelligence sources, as well as from Mr. Khrushchev's public actions.