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On the recordOctober 17, 1960
And my only pledge to you is this: That if I am elected I will summon all the resources of this great and strong Republic to make the coming years the years when freedom grew strong and began to move ahead.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts of Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, American Legion Convention, Miami Beach, FL - (Advance Release Text)

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