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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: And today, when Mr. Nixon tells us all is well, when he tells us we never had it so good, when he wants us to be…

On the recordOctober 25, 1960
And today, when Mr. Nixon tells us all is well, when he tells us we never had it so good, when he wants us to be satisfied with the record of the last 8 years, you and I look to the future - we look at 1970, when the rest of the world thinks we will be far behind - and we are not satisfied.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts of Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Michigan State Fair, Detroit Coliseum, Detroit, MI - (Advance Release Text)

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