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On the recordSeptember 5, 1960
I supported an effort and Scoop Jackson and Senator Magnuson both voted the same way, which was to tie medical care for the aged to social security.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Question and Answer Session, Statewide TV Appearance of Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Seattle, WA

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