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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Mr. Nixon and I disagree very basically on the position of the United States, on what must be done to increase our…”

On the recordOctober 17, 1960
Mr. Nixon and I disagree very basically on the position of the United States, on what must be done to increase our security, and what must be done to maintain the peace.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, 163d Street Shopping Center, North Miami Beach, FL

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