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On the recordOctober 9, 1960
I think the American people in 1960 want somebody who is liberal at home and who is careful abroad.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA

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