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On the recordSeptember 6, 1960
I run for the office of the Presidency saying that this is a great State and a great country, but I also say that it can be a greater country.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts
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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Salem, OR, State Fairgrounds

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