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On the recordOctober 8, 1960
In 1864, Abraham Lincoln, when awaiting the returns in the election of 1864, finally heard that Ohio had voted for him, and he sent out a word, 'Thank God, Ohio has saved the Union.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Youngstown, Ohio, Public Square

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