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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “We need a government that knows how to govern - and history shows that this means a Democratic government.”

On the recordOctober 3, 1960
We need a government that knows how to govern - and history shows that this means a Democratic government.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts from the Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auditorium (Coliseum), Indianapolis, IN - (Advance Release Text)

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