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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 17, 1960

In the long run, the most effective antidote for inflation is increased productivity and greater production.

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Oct 17, 1960

It is my firm belief that we can build a stronger and healthier America to work toward our goal of peace with justice throughout the world.

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Oct 17, 1960

I believe that we are going to choose in the 1960’s progress; that we are going to make the same decision in 1960 that we made in 1932.

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Oct 17, 1960

Our fortunes as a nation depend, particularly because of the pressure of events as well as the provisions of the Constitution, on the good judgment, the vigor, the sense of precision, the sense of foresight - the historical sense of the…

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Oct 17, 1960

In my judgment the United States can meet any burden, can meet any challenge, can meet any responsibility, but it cannot possibly do so unless the President of the United States and the country moves to finish the unfinished business of…

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Oct 17, 1960

In addition, I believe we must take further steps to encourage day care programs that will protect our children and provide them with the basis for a full life in later years.

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Oct 17, 1960

You have my pledge that I will do all in my power to live up to the faith and trust you place in me by your action.

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Oct 17, 1960

It is time we picked ourselves up and moved ourselves into the 1960's.

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Oct 17, 1960

And my only pledge to you is this: That if I am elected I will summon all the resources of this great and strong Republic to make the coming years the years when freedom grew strong and began to move ahead.

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Oct 17, 1960

No one dared challenge our power, even the most rabid partisan could make no issue of our defense, and that is what we seek, an America so strong that defense is not an issue, but a matter of pride to all Americans.

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Oct 17, 1960

Our position is one of certainty, that the future can belong to freedom, that this country can be secure, that we can turn the balance of power in our direction.

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Oct 17, 1960

I can assure you that if we are successful, we will give leadership to this country and Florida, and the United, States will move again.

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Oct 17, 1960

Mr. Nixon and I disagree very basically on the position of the United States, on what must be done to increase our security, and what must be done to maintain the peace.

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Oct 17, 1960

First, our monetary policy should be adapted to provide sufficient credit at reasonable interest rates.

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Oct 17, 1960

I come here all the way from Massachusetts, 1,500 miles away, and ask your support in this campaign.

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Oct 17, 1960

The fundamental problem of our time is the critical situation which has been created by the steady erosion of American power relative to that of the Communists in recent years.

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Oct 17, 1960

The Communists have a strategy for world conquest and that strategy rests in the future, as it has in the past, on the use of every weapon of economic and ideological conflict to win the allegiance of the uncommitted nations of the world…

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Oct 17, 1960

It is a great country, but I believe it must be greater, and it is a powerful country, but I believe it must be more powerful, and I believe that our responsibility in the 1960's is to restore to the world the image of America as a society…

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Oct 17, 1960

He says our prestige was never higher, that we have never been stronger, that the tide in world history is moving in our direction, and that if we continue our present policies, by 1965 and 1970, the United States will be secure and the…

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Oct 17, 1960

I wholly agree that, in addition to Federal leadership to control and prevent juvenile delinquency, we must have provision for day care centers for children whose mothers are unavailable during the day.

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