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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I see no reason why we should journey 3,000 miles to Whittier, Calif., when there is one living in a State 35 miles from…”

On the recordNovember 6, 1960
I see no reason why we should journey 3,000 miles to Whittier, Calif., when there is one living in a State 35 miles from here, who comes here and asks your help.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Park, Manchester, NH

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