John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I want above all else to be a President known - at the end of 4 years…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1960

I want above all else to be a President known - at the end of 4 years - as one who not only prevented war but won the peace.

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Excerpts of Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, New York Coliseum, New York, NY

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