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On the recordOctober 2, 1960
If the people's interest is going to be protected, the President of the United States must stand for that protection.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auto Rally, 15th and Broadway, East St. Louis, IL

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