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On the recordSeptember 6, 1960
This is a great country, but I believe it can be a greater country, and I think it is our responsibility to join in that great effort.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Eugene, OR, Courthouse Square

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