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Eisenhower: I am never going to give up the basic fight for the Nation's security and for protecting our vital interests, as I see…

On the recordJuly 7, 1959
I am never going to give up the basic fight for the Nation's security and for protecting our vital interests, as I see them.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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The President's News Conference

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