John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is time we picked ourselves up and moved ourselves into the 1960's.”

On the recordOctober 17, 1960

It is time we picked ourselves up and moved ourselves into the 1960's.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy - American Legion Convention

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