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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

I think to be a citizen of the United States in the 1960's is going to be a burdensome and hazardous occupation.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

Senator Kennedy does not feel that with the economy showing signs of stagnating, this is the time to increase taxes.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

As long as there is need for a stronger America, so long will there be need for the Democratic Party, and so long will Georgia stand with the Democratic Party.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

In a political campaign of such importance as this one, I do not believe we should permit the last 18 days of the campaign to go by without one further face-to-face exchange between the two candidates.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

A larger number of contracts must be set aside for small business - small business must be allowed to bid competitively on the high dollar contracts which year by year they are capable of fulfilling and they must be assured of subcontracts…

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

There is no limit to what we can do - there is no limit to what could already have been done - if we had only had the same kind of leadership on urban problems down in Washington.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

But then he journeys South and he talks to you and he comes out against the Federal bureaucracy, he comes out against the spending, he comes out against the Democratic Party because we support these programs.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 1960

In today's world, the issues shift quickly and I believe that a fifth appearance would fill the void left in the present scheduling.

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