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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Any American who holds the view that the tide of history can only move in our favor if we move here at home, should vote…”

On the recordOctober 16, 1960
Any American who holds the view that the tide of history can only move in our favor if we move here at home, should vote for Mr. Nixon.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Courthouse Steps, Dayton, Ohio

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