09/06/1960
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"I am a candidate for the office of the President."
"We are going to carry this campaign to all parts of the United States, in order to show the American people that this country cannot possibly afford 4 more years of Republican leadership."
"I think it is time we got started."
"I do. I think we will spend probably more time in California than any other State of the Union."