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On the recordSeptember 26, 1960
And above all, we must build a strong full-time America to deal with the full-time Soviet challenge.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts from the Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Lorain Stadium, Lorain, Ohio - (Advance Release Text)

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