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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “In a difficult and trying time in the life of our country, in the cause of freedom, may bring candles to help illuminate…”

On the recordNovember 5, 1960
In a difficult and trying time in the life of our country, in the cause of freedom, may bring candles to help illuminate our country's way.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, City Park, Lewiston, Maine

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