Oct 17, 1960
The Democratic Party has brought social and economic progress to our country.
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
Certainly it is not good for business to have two recessions within these past 7 years, as has been the case under the Republicans, or to have economic conditions so uncertain for a third time that many forecasters anticipate still another…
Oct 17, 1960
No amount of oratory, no extravagant claims or vociferous braggadocio, no unjustified charges, can hide the harsh fact that behind the rhetoric, behind the soothing words and the confusing figures, American strength relative to that of the…
Oct 17, 1960
So those are the basic matters which separate us, and it is to your good judgment, your sense of responsibility, your concern for your country, your identification with the cause of freedom, that we entrust this decision on November 8.
Oct 17, 1960
The suggestion of a program of research, financing and development to serve the children of working mothers and of parents who for one reason and another cannot provide adequate care during the day deserves our full support.
Oct 17, 1960
Certainly the child welfare program and other services established under the Social Security Act should be expanded.
Oct 17, 1960
I therefore favor expansion of our foreign trade and private investments abroad.
Oct 17, 1960
The Democratic Party is no more the party of labor than it is the party of business.
Oct 17, 1960
Our ability to meet our commitments around the globe has been critically impaired by the failure to develop an airlift capacity sufficient to move our forces to developing trouble spots;
Oct 17, 1960
This is a serious dispute, which involves the lives and the fortune of everyone here.
Oct 17, 1960
Anybody who aspires to the Presidency of the United States must have the objectivity and detachment to listen to and evaluate every responsible point of view.
Oct 17, 1960
Above all, we must encourage the production of earnings and channeling them back into further productivity.
Oct 17, 1960
I want to make it clear that the United States is a great revolutionary country, that believes in the most extraordinary doctrine that man has ever put forward.
Oct 17, 1960
I will not cut our present commitment to the cause of freedom anywhere in the world.
Oct 17, 1960
Its brightest days are bound to come in the years of the 1960's and 1970's, and what I feel we have to do, and I say this after 14 years in the Congress, after serving in the Senate for 8 years with both of your Senators, in the House of…
Oct 17, 1960
I think the reason that you are here is the same reason that I run for the Presidency of the United States this year in 1960, and that is because all of us are devoted to our country, wish to serve it, wish the best for it, wish it to be…
Oct 17, 1960
Without adequate day time care during their most formative years the children of the Nation risk permanent damage to their emotional and moral character.
Oct 17, 1960
I believe that the businessman's first concern is that of every other citizen of the United States - the security, progress, and well-being of our country.
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