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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The view of our responsibilities as citizens of this country, the things we must do in the 1960's to maintain our…”

On the recordNovember 6, 1960
The view of our responsibilities as citizens of this country, the things we must do in the 1960's to maintain our freedom - whether you agree with that, or whether you agree with Mr. Nixon that we should sit in the sun and let history pass us by.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Springfield, MA, City Hall

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