John Kennedy actually said...

The Presidency and the President has many functions and many responsibilities, many given to him by the Constitution, and others suggested to him by the pressure of events.

Context

Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Railroad Station Plaza, Bridgeport, CT

11/05/1960

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