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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 16, 1960

I have expressed my willingness to rearrange my schedule to go anywhere in the country to hold this debate.

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Oct 16, 1960

It is my judgment a question as to whether the United States is meeting its responsibilities here at home and abroad.

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Oct 16, 1960

Now, you have to make a judgment whether you consider that policy to be in your interest.

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Oct 16, 1960

No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will hold to one and despise the other.

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Oct 16, 1960

As long as there are Americans who want to work and can't find it, I ask your help in that effort.

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Oct 16, 1960

I think we can do better in the matter that Franklin Roosevelt touched here in Columbus 28 years ago - in the matter of monetary policy.

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Oct 16, 1960

I do not believe that there are any problems which once set before us cannot be met.

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Oct 16, 1960

I think we can do better in improving and expanding our schools.

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Oct 16, 1960

The Presidency, as Franklin Roosevelt observed, \is preeminently a place of moral leadership\".

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Oct 16, 1960

But that does not mean that these problems are incapable of solution.

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Oct 16, 1960

For no government is better than the men who compose it - and I want the best.

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Oct 16, 1960

This country cannot settle for being first, if; first, but; first, when; first, maybe.

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Oct 16, 1960

I seek the office of the Presidency in the most difficult and dangerous time in the life of our country.

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Oct 16, 1960

For ours is a government of men, not of promises - and some men yield to temptation.

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Oct 16, 1960

It is in the interest of this country for Mr. Nixon and I to continue these discussions on TV, to have a fifth debate.

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Oct 16, 1960

I have spoken many times this fall about the need for a new spirit in Washington - a spirit of dedication - an enthusiasm for progress - a willingness to meet new challenges on the New Frontier of the sixties.

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Oct 16, 1960

We merely do not run for office, but we also seek to establish a basic point, that what this country is now doing is not good enough.

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