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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “My call is not to those who believe they belong to the past. My call is to those who believe in the future.”

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

Editor's note · Context

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

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