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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I am convinced that our country must remain strong if it is to maintain its role as the hope of free men.”

On the recordOctober 2, 1960
I am convinced that our country must remain strong if it is to maintain its role as the hope of free men.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Telegram from John F. Kennedy to National Maritime Union 12th Convention, New York, NY

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