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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “So those are the basic matters which separate us, and it is to your good judgment, your sense of responsibility, your…”

On the recordOctober 17, 1960
So those are the basic matters which separate us, and it is to your good judgment, your sense of responsibility, your concern for your country, your identification with the cause of freedom, that we entrust this decision on November 8.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, 163d Street Shopping Center, North Miami Beach, FL

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