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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The security of the United States is the basic responsibility now before us, and in my judgment that security can be…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1960
The security of the United States is the basic responsibility now before us, and in my judgment that security can be maintained by the United States once more standing as an example to all mankind.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, State Capitol, Albany, NY

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