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On the recordSeptember 30, 1960
The purpose of our meeting today is a simple one to determine what steps we can take usefully here in the United States, and I have attempted to do so.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, City Hall, Chicago, IL

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