John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "I want us to demonstrate that we can be first; not, if or but or when, but first, now, period." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 27, 1960

I want us to demonstrate that we can be first; not, if or but or when, but first, now, period.

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Rally, Lawrence Hotel, Erie, PA

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