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On the recordOctober 11, 1960
In my speech I said I did not think the powers of the Presidency had been used very effectively in national emergency cases.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Question and Answer Period Following Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Association of Business Publications, Biltmore Hotel...

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