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On the recordSeptember 30, 1960
I must say I would rather have three 12-year-old girls campaigning than I would Hubert or Orville or Gene McCarthy, because actually the things which have to be done in a campaign can be done when you are 12 years old or when you are 80.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Question and Answer Period Following Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Bean Feed, Minneapolis, MN

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