On the recordOctober 16, 1960
I do not want our politics colored by considerations of national security, and I do not want our national security colored by considerations of politics.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do not want our politics colored by considerations of national security, and I do not want our national security colored by considerations of politics.
Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Wittenberg College Stadium, Springfield, Ohio
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