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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I don't mind running against Mr. Nixon, but I have good enough sense not to run against the Green Bay Packers.”

On the recordOctober 22, 1960
I don't mind running against Mr. Nixon, but I have good enough sense not to run against the Green Bay Packers.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Green Bay, WI

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