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Reagan's statement\n             -Mike Wallace\n             -Barry M. Goldwater, Sr. statement\n                     -New York City compared to US\n             -Democrats\n                     -Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr.\n                     -George S. McGovern\n                     -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson's speech\n                             -The President’s opinion\n                     -Edmund S. Muskie\n                     -George S. McGovern\n                     -Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy\n             -Patrick J. Buchanan's talk with Jack Germond\n                     -Presidential candidacy\n                     -Birch E. Bayh, Jr.\n                     -George S. McGovern\n                     -California primary\n                             -Edmund S. Muskie\n                             -Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy\n                                      -Eugene J. McCarthy and Robert F. (“Bobby”) Kennedy\n             -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson's statement\n                     -Hawks, doves, mockingbirds\n                             -John V. Lindsay’s statement regarding draft dodgers\n             -Mike Wallace's analysis\n                     -New York City\n             -Foreign policy field\n                     -Vietnam\n             -Politics\n                     -Youth\n\n                    -Poverty\n                    -Blacks\n                    -Save our cities\n                    -Environment\n                    -The People's Republic of China [PRC]\n                    -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson\n                            -Chances\n              -Message to conservatives\n                    -Strength of party\n\n**********************************************************************","filename":["007-103.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:45:15","tapeEnd":"03:51:30","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. 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