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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half-slave or…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 1960
In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half-slave or half-free.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Presidential Debate in Chicago

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