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On the recordOctober 11, 1962
I do not believe that in this most critical and dangerous period in the life of our country that Presidents, or anyone else, should confine themselves to ceremonial occasions.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at Fitzgerald Field House, University of Pittsburgh

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