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On the recordOctober 16, 1960
But I say that what hurts the farmer, the small businessman, the homeowner, and the schoolteacher hurts the country.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Biltmore Hotel, Dayton, Ohio - (Advance Release Text)

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