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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “In the life of every nation, as in the life of every man, there comes a time when a nation stands at the crossroads.”

On the recordMay 3, 1962
In the life of every nation, as in the life of every man, there comes a time when a nation stands at the crossroads.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Address in New Orleans at the Opening of the New Dockside Terminal.

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