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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Lyndon Johnson and I run for the office of President and Vice President recognizing that this is a difficult and trying…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 1960
Lyndon Johnson and I run for the office of President and Vice President recognizing that this is a difficult and trying time for us all, that it calls for the best in the American Republic, the best spirit, the best determination, the feeling that the future can belong to us.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, the Alamo, San Antonio, TX

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