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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “When we stand still they begin to wonder whether the world is moving in the direction of the Communists.”

On the recordOctober 2, 1960
When we stand still they begin to wonder whether the world is moving in the direction of the Communists.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Armory, Springfield, IL

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