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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “This country will not maintain its freedom, this country will not maintain its commitments around the world, unless we…”

On the recordOctober 2, 1960
This country will not maintain its freedom, this country will not maintain its commitments around the world, unless we have a strong and vigorous economy, able to maintain our commitments, able to build, able to move.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, National Stockyards, East St. Louis, IL

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