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On the recordOctober 14, 1960
But we can afford these things, if we do one thing - and that is get this country back to full employment.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, Sharon, PA - (Advance Release Text)

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