John Kennedy actually said...

I suggested a fifth debate close to the election as a means of keeping the record straight - face to face - and correcting any distortions made in the closing days of the campaign.

Context

Text of a Telegram To Vice President Richard M. Nixon from Senator John F. Kennedy on Fifth Debate

10/22/1960

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