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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The reason that countries of Africa no longer support the United States and look to it is because we have been…

On the recordOctober 24, 1960
The reason that countries of Africa no longer support the United States and look to it is because we have been indifferent to the problems of that vital continent.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Geneva, IL

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