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On the recordSeptember 8, 1960
The United States must be strong; not 'Strong, if,' not 'Strong, when,' not 'Strong enough, but,' but 'Strong first.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Rear Platform Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, 'Pathways to Peace,' Fresno, CA

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