John Kennedy actually said...

I think the reason that you are here is the same reason that I run for the Presidency of the United States this year in 1960, and that is because all of us are devoted to our country, wish to serve it, wish the best for it, wish it to be secure, wish it to live in peace, wish it to move forward.

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

10/17/1960

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