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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “And in fiscal year 1959 the Republicans ran up the highest peacetime deficit in our Nation's history.”

On the recordOctober 3, 1960
And in fiscal year 1959 the Republicans ran up the highest peacetime deficit in our Nation's history.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts from the Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auditorium (Coliseum), Indianapolis, IN - (Advance Release Text)

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