Oct 22, 1960
I say the verdict of history will be that Mr. Benson has been a disaster.
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
I believe that before you can have the answers you must have the questions.
Oct 22, 1960
No problem is more vital or more urgent in the struggle for peace than the problem of effective arms control.
Oct 21, 1960
The point I want to make, however, is that most of the difficult decisions which the next President will meet will involve problems about which we have thought very little.
Oct 21, 1960
I am ready to go to any part of the United States to discuss the issues with Mr. Nixon.
Oct 21, 1960
For that will be achieved, not by painting everything rosy colors, as the Vice President seemed to suggest in our debate last night, but by showing our ability to face the facts and to make a responsible choice.
Oct 21, 1960
To just mouth the old slogans, to talk about the problems of China as if it were just a problem of keeping them out of the United Nations - that is easy.
Oct 21, 1960
Mr. Nixon keeps saying we are not part of the tradition of Jefferson, Jackson, and Woodrow Wilson.
Oct 21, 1960
The problems are entirely new and we must think anew, and I believe we can do it.
Oct 21, 1960
I said I regarded that as a compliment because he was just another Dewey.
Oct 21, 1960
I challenge him to demonstrate his influence with this administration and his willingness to have the real facts known.
Oct 21, 1960
It is no exaggeration to say that the distress of our railroads is one of our most crucial problems.
Oct 21, 1960
I am delighted to be here, and I am extremely proud that our distinguished former President, President Truman, who has laid the issues out.
Oct 21, 1960
The industry should be released from burdensome and unnecessary Government regulation.
Oct 21, 1960
The Railway Labor Act has served as an effective instrument for that purpose.
Oct 21, 1960
This is a great country, but this country cannot move forward unless the people of this country will make a decision for progress on November 8.
Oct 21, 1960
It is not the esteem of good men for good words; it is the esteem of good men for good action.
Oct 21, 1960
What we need are good works and the esteem of good men, backed by good action.
Oct 21, 1960
First, we should carry out the legislative mandate, which the Republican administration has never carried out-to make a census of transportation so that the Congress and the Executive will have adequate and accurate information on which to…
Oct 21, 1960
The Democratic Party is firmly committed to the revitalization of our railroads and their restoration to strong position in our economy.
Oct 21, 1960
The plain fact of the matter is that Mr. Nixon does not understand the farm problem any more than Mr. Benson.
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