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On the recordOctober 2, 1960
I can't believe in 1960 the American people are going to turn the United States over to the Republican Party and Mr. Nixon for 4 more years.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Augustine's Restaurant, Belleville, IL

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