On the recordOctober 8, 1960
I do not believe that the American people in 1960, faced with the most serious challenge in our long history, are going to choose to buy the line that we are doing everything that must be done.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do not believe that the American people in 1960, faced with the most serious challenge in our long history, are going to choose to buy the line that we are doing everything that must be done.
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Youngstown, Ohio, Public Square
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