On the recordOctober 2, 1960
I stand in direct succession to Truman and Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, who advanced the right of all Americans to participate equally in our society.
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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auto Rally, 15th and Broadway, East St. Louis, IL
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