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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “If Mr. Khrushchev had our food resources, he would be using them to spread the doctrine of communism. I want to use them…”

On the recordOctober 2, 1960
If Mr. Khrushchev had our food resources, he would be using them to spread the doctrine of communism. I want to use them to spread the doctrine of freedom.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Question and Answer Period Following Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Armory, Springfield, IL

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