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

I challenge him to demonstrate his influence with this administration and his willingness to have the real facts known.

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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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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

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

The point I want to make, however, is that most of the difficult decisions which the next President will meet will involve problems about which we have thought very little.

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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

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

And they must also be brought into sharp and clear focus so that people abroad can gain added respect for America.

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

I don't think there is anyone in this country, Republican or Democratic, that would deny that the Republican Party has been and is on the whole a conservative party, and that the Democratic Party is a progressive party.

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