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“Richard Dreyfuss, when we were doing 'American Graffiti,' was pumping…” quote by Ron Howard — Download Open image

“Richard Dreyfuss, when we were doing 'American Graffiti,' was pumping me to vote for McGovern. But I think I wound up going for Nixon. I thought he could get us out of the Vietnam War quickly. Ha.”

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