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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The father who owns a farm and has thousands of dollars invested in farm equipment ends the year with less return than…”

On the recordOctober 22, 1960
The father who owns a farm and has thousands of dollars invested in farm equipment ends the year with less return than his factory-employed son 'who's invested in one pair of working gloves.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts of Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, Airport, La Crosse, WI - (Advance Release Text)

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