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On the recordOctober 23, 1960
We are up early and up late, and we are not going to slumber or rest until November 8, when the Democrats are given the lead.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Rockford, IL, Coronado Theater Rally

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