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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “If the United States is going to meet its commitments around the world, and I favor the United States meeting all of its…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1960
If the United States is going to meet its commitments around the world, and I favor the United States meeting all of its commitments, if we are going to maintain in this country and around the world the cause of freedom, if we are going to defend ourselves and all those who look to us for help, we have to be strong, we have to be moving ahead here at home.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Sharon, PA

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