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If, when the chips are down, the world's most powerful nation...acts like a pitiful… — Richard Nixon

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If, when the chips are down, the world's most powerful nation...acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world.

Richard Nixon
1970
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Vietnam WarAmerica and the world
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Radio broadcast
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1970
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Richard Nixon
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Nixon, Richard. Announcing major United States offensive into Cambodia. 30 Apr. 1970, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Broadcast.

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