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John Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.

Oct 12, 1962

As a President who was elected, out of 70 million people voting, by 100,000, I'm very conscious of who voted for me and who didn't.

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Oct 12, 1962

The fact of the matter is, when this administration came to power, in spite of the fact we had commitments around the globe, we had 11 divisions, 11 Army divisions, to meet responsibilities stretching from Viet-Nam to Berlin.

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Oct 12, 1962

Do you know that every single Congressman in this State voted against our feed grain bill, every Republican Congressman, which has helped increase the farm income on the average on every family farm in this State by 13 percent?

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Oct 12, 1962

Are we going to have vote after vote which this country needs defeated by 3, 4, or 5, or are we going to elect a Congress which is committed to progress, which this country so desperately needs in a difficult and dangerous world?

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Oct 12, 1962

I am delighted to come to Indiana because there isn't any State in the Union in this election that has the privilege of making a clearer choice, a clearer choice especially for the United States Senate.

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Oct 12, 1962

And I think that in this case you have distinguished candidates in this State: Elmer Holland, who wrote one of the most important pieces of legislation in the last 10 years, and that is legislation to retrain men and women who have worked…

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Oct 12, 1962

I think it is a good thing he is there because when this bill came up in the House of Representatives, 88 percent of the Republican Members of the House voted 'no.'

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Oct 11, 1962

Are we going to say in 1962 that Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman did their job and we're not going to do ours?

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Oct 11, 1962

November 7th, the day after election, can be, in this State and in this country, a rising sun, and the beginning of a great new day.

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Oct 11, 1962

The right to vote, the necessity for registration, the commitment of yourselves and your families and your country to the forward movement of us all--that is the great issue of this election.

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