On the recordNovember 5, 1960
It is the function and responsibility of a political candidate for a national office in a free society and it has been since the time of ancient Athens, to tell the truth.
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presidency.ucsb.eduJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is the function and responsibility of a political candidate for a national office in a free society and it has been…”
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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Railroad Station Plaza, Bridgeport, CT
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