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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “As long as there are Americans who want to work and can't find it, I ask your help in that effort.”

On the recordOctober 16, 1960
As long as there are Americans who want to work and can't find it, I ask your help in that effort.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Courthouse Steps, Dayton, Ohio

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