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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

We must reject all proposals such as those of the Department of Commerce and the Budget Bureau of the Eisenhower-Nixon administration for imposition of burdens upon the use of the waterways - including tolls, toll-equivalent taxes and…

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Oct 22, 1960

It ill becomes Mr. Nixon to charge that my farm program would raise food prices to consumers greatly.

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Oct 22, 1960

I believe that there are, of course, people who are not equal in talent, people who are not equal in motivation.

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Oct 22, 1960

I believe that the next President of the United States and the next Congress are going to have to deal with three sets of problems, all of them different.

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Oct 22, 1960

If there are going to be inequalities, it should be on the grounds of their ability and dedication, not on the grounds of their color.

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Oct 22, 1960

Forward, and that is what this country must do, that is the direction it must take, that is the direction it will take November 8, when we make an affirmative decision.

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Oct 22, 1960

These are the traditional issues, old but still new, and I believe that the next President and the next Congress must meet their responsibilities in this field.

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Oct 22, 1960

The Communist challenge must be met not only with military might but in the Christian spirit of feeding the hungry.

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Oct 22, 1960

I have never advocated and I do not now advocate intervention in Cuba in violation of our treaty obligations and in fact stated in Johnstown, Pa., that whatever we did with regard to Cuba should be within the confines of international law.

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Oct 22, 1960

Our stars and our ideal is the welfare of our country and the welfare of freedom.

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Oct 22, 1960

It has been the Democratic Party that ran Wilson, Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

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Oct 22, 1960

I want to emphasize that this is not a contest merely between Mr. Nixon and myself.

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Oct 22, 1960

If we are to secure peace in the 1960's, if we ever hope to negotiate an effective arms control agreement, we must act immediately.

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Oct 22, 1960

The farm depression, coupled with the general sag in the economy, is America’s No.1 economic problem in 1960.

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Oct 22, 1960

One hundred people working on one of the most important, involved, specialized fields the subject of disarmament, nuclear control.

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Oct 22, 1960

We must, nevertheless, begin a determined, large-scale effort to prepare ourselves for disarmament.

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Oct 22, 1960

The cause of all mankind is the cause of America, and I am confident we are going to meet our responsibilities.

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Oct 22, 1960

I run with the idea not of downgrading our country, because my confidence in this country is unlimited.

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Oct 22, 1960

I say it’s time we stopped the downward spiral where it began - on the farm.

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