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On the recordOctober 24, 1960
I don't believe that the United States is meeting its responsibilities to itself and to those around the world who look to it for leadership.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Liberty Mall, Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville, IL

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