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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Mr. Nixon can call it practical progressivism or economic conservatism, but the label does not hide the package.”

On the recordOctober 14, 1960
Mr. Nixon can call it practical progressivism or economic conservatism, but the label does not hide the package.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement by Senator John F. Kennedy on Nixon as 'Practical Progressive,' New Castle, PA

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