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John Fitzgerald 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.

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Oct 22, 1960

It is an old issue that has been fought in this country year after year, political generation after political generation, and that is between the happy and the content and the fat, and the concerned and those who look forward.

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Oct 22, 1960

The great problem that we face as citizens of this hemisphere is to prevent other countries from following that example.

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Oct 22, 1960

This administration has remained almost indifferent to the great challenging problem of the 1950's.

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Oct 22, 1960

I do not run as a candidate who says that party labels are unimportant.

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Oct 22, 1960

The pursuit of peace is still the focus of our leadership, our energies, and our determination.

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Oct 22, 1960

I suggested a fifth debate close to the election as a means of keeping the record straight - face to face - and correcting any distortions made in the closing days of the campaign.

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Oct 22, 1960

As long as there are people around the world who wish to be free but are not free, as long as there are people around the world who are fighting to maintain their independence, as long as there are people who look to us for leadership, I…

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Oct 22, 1960

We will accomplish this through supply management, by bringing supply into line with demand.

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Oct 22, 1960

I think the great opportunity was really denied in 1957, during the last days of the Batista administration.

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Oct 22, 1960

I believe in 1960 the American people are going to move forward again.

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Oct 22, 1960

These latter two are important issues but I think the American people want and deserve to hear us discuss all the important problems which face our country and to limit the subject of the fifth to one country would be to subvert the…

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Oct 22, 1960

We are talking, however, about two sets of problems which are familiar, with which we dealt in the past, the solution of which is easy, to get a President and a Congress that believe in progress.

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Oct 22, 1960

In order that we may compete, we need strong leadership at the top and in my judgment only the President of the United States can provide that leadership.

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Oct 22, 1960

We need a strong economy if we are going to meet our obligations to the underdeveloped world, to maintain our defenses, to meet our needs in education and health and housing.

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Oct 22, 1960

The father who owns a farm and has thousands of dollars invested in farm equipment ends the year with less return than his factory-employed son 'who's invested in one pair of working gloves.'

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Oct 22, 1960

It is the responsibility of the people speaking through their National Government, speaking through their President, to accord them those rights.

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Oct 22, 1960

I do not share the opinion of some that disarmament would bring economic disaster.

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Oct 22, 1960

Farmers do business with the Secretary of Agriculture, and they have learned long ago that you can't do business with Benson.

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