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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I cannot believe that even the Republicans can be happy about a candidate who runs on the slogan 'Party Labels Don't…”

On the recordOctober 2, 1960
I cannot believe that even the Republicans can be happy about a candidate who runs on the slogan 'Party Labels Don't Mean Anything.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Armory, Springfield, IL

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