On the recordSeptember 7, 1960
If it is going to move in the direction of freedom, if it is going to move in the direction of the things which we value, then the United States has to lead.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIf it is going to move in the direction of freedom, if it is going to move in the direction of the things which we value, then the United States has to lead.
Rear Platform Remark of Senator John F. Kennedy, Red Bluff, CA
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