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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “A political campaign, I think, should be more than just a contest between two men or two political parties.”

On the recordOctober 19, 1960
A political campaign, I think, should be more than just a contest between two men or two political parties.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Pat Clancy Dinner, Astor Hotel, New York, NY

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