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   AS30020: America in the era of the Cold War

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Speech From Richard Nixon Addressing a Hollywood Audience
 
     You are gathered here today as one of the leading, most well-respected institutions in American society. It is as your presidential candidate that I address you, hoping that I may direct your attention towards the immediate threat which looks set to tear down the very fabric of our democracy.

     As you are all aware, this is a time of great caution. Communist traitors are at work in our great nation and have succeeded in infiltrating every aspect of our society. It is our duty as leaders of the democratic world to rid our country of these traitors. If we cannot claim to be free of them at home, how can we succeed in our endeavours abroad?
    More specifically though, it is your duty as Hollywood executives to ensure that these Communists do not go unnoticed. Few mediums have the power to influence as well as films and so I ask you to do everything in your power to heighten public awareness of these issues. Do not lie under the pretence that these forces will remove themselves. It is only through collective effort that any real progress can be made.
    It has occasionally been said that Hollywood's sympathy to this cause may not be as complete as is necessary. I know this to be a lie. Do not let anti-American films prevail in this time of need. I am sure that you will all join with me in praying for the swift end to our Communist problem. And in doing this and working together, that end may be closer than any of us could have ever expected.

God Bless America!

R. Nixon

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