Carolina QuotesThe press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.
Richard Nixon Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Conversation with Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig on December 14, 1972
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- Tape transcripts (1972)
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- 1972
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“The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The press is…” Richard Nixon. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C6C2B19193. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c6c2b19193
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