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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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