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On the recordOctober 8, 1960
I would like to see any American get along who lives in political life, from the President, Vice President, to the two candidates, on $1.25 an hour.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Youngstown, Ohio, Public Square

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