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[Richard Nixon], March 22, 2017
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Jackie Robinson Reflects on the Importance of “the Negro Vote” in Nixon's Loss to Kennedy (SOLD)
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Kennedy and Nixon Both Wooed Jackie Robinson. Guess Who Won. - POLITICO
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Playing conservative ball
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Jackie Robinson befriended a young Jewish boy
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McCaffrey podcast: Jackie Robinson After Baseball – Journalism History journal
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