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On the recordSeptember 28, 1960
I am tired of reading every morning what Mr. Khrushchev is doing, or what Mr. Castro is doing.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic Fund-Raising Dinner, Syracuse, NY - (Advance Release Text)

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