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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 22, 1960

I suggested a fifth debate close to the election as a means of keeping the record straight - face to face - and correcting any distortions made in the closing days of the campaign.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 22, 1960

I believe that the next President of the United States and the next Congress are going to have to deal with three sets of problems, all of them different.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 21, 1960

The plain fact of the matter is that Mr. Nixon does not understand the farm problem any more than Mr. Benson.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 21, 1960

First, we should carry out the legislative mandate, which the Republican administration has never carried out-to make a census of transportation so that the Congress and the Executive will have adequate and accurate information on which to…

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 21, 1960

I believe the responsibilities which the next President and the next administration will bear are as great as any in our history.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 21, 1960

This is a great country, but this country cannot move forward unless the people of this country will make a decision for progress on November 8.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 21, 1960

If the railroads are to become and remain strong, we must continue to assure workable processes to govern the relationships between management and labor.

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