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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The fact of the matter is that this State and the United States cannot sit still in the 1960's.”

On the recordOctober 25, 1960
The fact of the matter is that this State and the United States cannot sit still in the 1960's.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, City Square, Mount Clemens, MI

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