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

In order that we may compete, we need strong leadership at the top and in my judgment only the President of the United States can provide that leadership.

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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

It is important that the public interest be uppermost at all times, and regulation is essential to accomplish that purpose.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 8, 1960

use the full power of the executive branch of the Government to assure the early enactment of District home-rule legislation.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 8, 1960

The friendship between the people of China and the United States is too firmly founded, and too deeply rooted, to be interrupted by the acts of the totalitarian government which temporarily rules the Chinese mainland.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 8, 1960

My answer I tried to respond to Mr. Ritter with was I stated in the field of national security I thought the United States would have to make a bigger effort.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Sep 7, 1960

The record of the Republican Party is written on the bills that never become law, on the things we failed to do.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Sep 30, 1958

I say the cause of that kind of government is probably going to be lost in this country.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Sep 2, 1957

We are not considering legislative controls on the processes in our economy.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Sep 2, 1957

I don't see any particularly constructive step that we can take at this moment.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jul 2, 1957

From my viewpoint--maybe it's a simple and naive one--I think he ought to serve out his term.

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