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On the recordSeptember 5, 1960
My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Seattle, WA

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