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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 19, 1960

So I come to Brooklyn to ask your help in this campaign, and if we are elected, we are going to go to work.

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Oct 19, 1960

I don't say that all people have equal talent, but what I do say is that everyone should have their chance to develop their talent equally.

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Oct 19, 1960

I come over here and ask your support in Brooklyn to vote Democratic.

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Oct 19, 1960

I want to introduce to you the next Congressman from this district, Congressman-to-be Carey.

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Oct 19, 1960

The real issue is which party and which candidate can best strengthen the United States, can best serve the public interest.

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Oct 19, 1960

He runs on a slogan of standing up to Khrushchev, and yet he is not willing to let the American people hear him for the fifth time espouse his views of what our country must do.

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Oct 19, 1960

I run against Mr. Nixon - I wish he were here to hear that cheer.

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Oct 19, 1960

I run for the Presidency in the most difficult time in the life of our country, but with the greatest confidence, that if this country is given the kind of leadership which I believe it needs, if we are willing to go to work again, this…

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Oct 19, 1960

This is a contest between the comfortable and the concerned, and here in Brooklyn they are concerned as they are all over America.

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Oct 19, 1960

I urge that it be given careful study not only by urban officials but also by all others concerned with the life in our cities.

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Oct 19, 1960

I want it said at the end of our administration, if we are successful, that every American had an equal chance, every American had a fair chance to develop his talents, and that is all we ask and that is all that any American asks.

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Oct 19, 1960

I stand where Franklin Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman stood, and I want your help.

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Oct 19, 1960

My name is John Kennedy, and I come here as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States.

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Oct 19, 1960

It is a far-reaching and comprehensive study which examines in detail the vital problems of our cities and suburbs throughout America.

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Oct 19, 1960

I urge that it be given careful study, not only by urban officials, but also by all others concerned with life in our cities.

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Oct 19, 1960

I believe that it is time this country began to move forward again.

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Oct 19, 1960

I think it is time we started moving ahead as Americans and as believers in freedom.

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Oct 19, 1960

I run against a candidate who in 1960 says we have never had it so good.

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Oct 18, 1960

We must increase the provision for rehabilitation and training of the physically and mentally handicapped.

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Oct 18, 1960

Steps should be taken to insure and protect an income to our senior citizens which will permit them to maintain a decent independent standard of living.

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