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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I am asking this generation of Americans in 1960 to do the same, to do in its time what those generations before us did…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1960
I am asking this generation of Americans in 1960 to do the same, to do in its time what those generations before us did, to maintain freedom and serve as an example and a bright light to the world around us.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, State Capitol, Albany, NY

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