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Robert C. Byrd: “If it is possible to forge a mutually acceptable link between the ideologies of totalitarianism and Western democracy…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1971
If it is possible to forge a mutually acceptable link between the ideologies of totalitarianism and Western democracy that will allow future generations to live in harmony, we should be eternally thankful that an American President was one who wielded the hammer.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Oct 20, 1971

Editor's note · Context

Speaking on the President's planned visit to Moscow.

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