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Past Event
California: Showcase for the Nation
An address from the former vice president of the United States and then-current candidate for governor of California.
May 18, 1962
The Commonwealth Club of California
Address unknown
San Francisco, 94105
United States
Speakers
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Richard M. Nixon
Member from California, U.S. Senate, 1951-53; U.S. vice president, 1953-61; candidate for U.S. president, 1960; candidate for governor of California, 1962; U.S. president, 1969-74