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On the recordOctober 19, 1960
I come here tonight as the standard bearer for the Democratic Party and that I do with a sense of responsibility.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Pat Clancy Dinner, Astor Hotel, New York, NY

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