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REPUBLICANS: Nixon's Future

"If Dick Nixon had to make a hard-and-fast decision right now about running for any public office," said a top Nixon aide last week, "his answer would be 'never again.'" Then the aide added dryly: "But that will probably change."

In fact, it seemed already to be changing. Nixon's main order of business last week was that of puzzling out the future —and the way he was leaning showed that another try was much in his mind. From what job and what base could he best operate? Sifting through a pile of gilt-edged offers from all over the U.S., Nixon...

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