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On the recordSeptember 6, 1960
I come to this valley in this fair today asking you to join me in this great national effort to rebuild the strength of America here and around the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Salem, OR, State Fairgrounds

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