Re Nixon Quote: The DEFINITIVE answer!
NW and LG, I sent the Richard Nixon Library the following message:
Dear Mrs. Lindy,
Following is an extract re Richard Nixon (emphasis added):
Richard Milhous Nixon [this article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of American Political Parties]
... Nixon ran for governor of California in 1962, but he had never been a locally active politician and his years in Washington had made him out of touch with the situation in California. He lost soundly to incumbent Pat Brown. In a press conference shortly after the results were announced, Nixon berated the media for giving him a hard time since the Hiss case, urged greater fairness in political coverage, and claimed that this would be his last press conference. "You don't have Nixon to kick around anymore," he said. He took a job as a Wall Street lawyer, but soon tired of private life and took to the campaign trail in 1966, stumping successfully for Republican congressional candidates and bringing himself once again into the heart of Republican party affairs. ...
I am seeking an authoritative answer as to the bolded words. Is that the precise quote, or did he say “Richard Nixon” or “Dick Nixon”?
Your assistance is appreciated.
Cordially,
xxxx
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The Library's response is as follows:
The line you cite reads in the original: "You won't have Nixon to kick around any more ..."
As you can see, "don't" should be replaced by "won't" and there should also be a space between "any" and "more."
From: Susan Naulty
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