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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The question of whether America represents as strong and vigorous an image as it did years ago goes to the security of…”

On the recordOctober 24, 1960
The question of whether America represents as strong and vigorous an image as it did years ago goes to the security of everyone who lives in Libertyville.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Liberty Mall, Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville, IL

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