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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Mr. Khrushchev said that the United States is a sick and dying and faltering horse. I don't believe it.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1960
Mr. Khrushchev said that the United States is a sick and dying and faltering horse. I don't believe it.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Memorial Auditorium, NY

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