The hard, tough question for the next decade, for this or any other group of Americans, regardless of their party, is whether we or the Communist world can best demonstrate the vitality of our system.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The hard, tough question for the next decade, for this or any other group of Americans, regardless of their party, is…”
On the recordSeptember 6, 1960
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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Salem, OR, State Fairgrounds
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