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On the recordOctober 9, 1960
I think to be a citizen of the United States in the 1960's is going to be a burdensome and hazardous occupation.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, State House, Columbia, SC

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