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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The role of the Democratic Party, the reason it has outlived the Federal Party, the Whig Party, and now holds…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1962
The role of the Democratic Party, the reason it has outlived the Federal Party, the Whig Party, and now holds responsibility in the executive branch and the House and the Senate, after this long history, has been because it has believed in moving out, in moving ahead, in starting on new areas, and bringing new programs here and abroad.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Inaugural Anniversary Dinner.

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