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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “This is an important election; in many ways it is more important than the election of 1932, for what was at stake in…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 1960
This is an important election; in many ways it is more important than the election of 1932, for what was at stake in 1932 was the preservation of freedom here in the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, the Alamo, San Antonio, TX

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