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On the recordOctober 11, 1960
Therefore, I must say that I think we waste an awful lot of time talking about things that really are not the issues.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Question and Answer Period Following Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Association of Business Publications, Biltmore Hotel...

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