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 Nixon
and the Press
Below
are short clips from two of the many press conferences Nixon held.
Nixon's
'Last Press Conference'
San Clemente Press Conference
Movie clips can only
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| Nixon's
'Last Press Conference' (November 7, 1962) |
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what has often been referred to as "Nixon's last press conference," only
two years after he lost the Presidential race to John F.Kennedy, Nixon
conceded defeat again, this time to Edmund "Pat" Brown in the
1962 California gubernatorial contest. Nixon's animosity towards the
press is evident in his famous remark, "You won't have Dick Nixon
to kick around any more. Because gentlemen, this is my last press conference." Of
course, it wasn't. |
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| San
Clemente Press Conference (1973) |
| In
this interchange with the White House Press Corps at his California
White House in San Clemente, Nixon seems
uncharacteristically off the cuff and at ease with reporters, even as he
claims to have no knowledge of his aides’ involvement in illegal
activities such as ordering the Watergate break-in, bugging of the
DNC., and conspiracy to violate federal election laws. |
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Created By: Tiffany Mok '06
and Courtney Chin '07
Date Created: July 7, 2005
Date Updated: August 9, 2005
Maintained By: Professor Lynne Viti, Writing Program
Expires: June 30, 2006
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