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On the recordOctober 4, 1962
This country has a great many responsibilities here in the United States, and only if we meet them can we be sure of being strong abroad.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Arrival at Greater Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger, Kentucky

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