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On the recordSeptember 7, 1960
I think we are going to have to meet the problems we face here at home if we are going to successfully convey an image of vitality and strength abroad
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Rear Platform Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Chico, CA

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