After all, ever since Richard Nixon's time, Asians have tended to favor Republicans in U.S. presidential contests.

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Nevertheless, ever since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger re-opened relations with China in 1972, the right foreign-policy approach to that communist country has been clear and has mostly been followed.

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The gaffes surrounding such debates have become part of the folklore of American presidential elections ever since Richard Nixon's five o'clock shadow is said to have lost him the 1960 presidential race.

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