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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Politics is a profession which interests comparatively few people, but the things that we're talking about are the…”

On the recordOctober 4, 1962
Politics is a profession which interests comparatively few people, but the things that we're talking about are the matters which go to the vitality of the United States in 1962.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Arrival at Greater Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger, Kentucky

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