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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 9, 1960

Certainly, a more positive approach to the use of the Small Business Administration will do much to relieve current stresses for small business in this country.

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Oct 9, 1960

It is time the people who live in urban areas receive equal representation.

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Oct 9, 1960

Georgia has much to be proud of, and among those things is the fact that in this century you did not vote for McKinley, and Georgia did not vote for Harding and Georgia did not vote for Coolidge, and Georgia did not vote for Hoover, and…

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Oct 9, 1960

I think to be a citizen of the United States in the 1960's is going to be a burdensome and hazardous occupation.

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Oct 9, 1960

But then he journeys South and he talks to you and he comes out against the Federal bureaucracy, he comes out against the spending, he comes out against the Democratic Party because we support these programs.

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Oct 9, 1960

We should meet the neglected needs of the elderly and of minority groups.

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Oct 9, 1960

I propose that we create a new and vital partnership between the National Government and the communities of America.

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Oct 9, 1960

I believe this audience demonstrates the keen interest the American people have in this election.

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Oct 8, 1960

The prompt resumption of underground tests to develop peaceful uses of atomic energy, research in the field of seismic technology and improvement of nuclear weapons should then be considered, as may appear appropriate in the situation then…

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Oct 8, 1960

I do not agree that underground nuclear weapons tests should be resumed at this time.

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Oct 8, 1960

Yes, we can do better. Yes, we must do better. Yes, we must move forward.

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Oct 8, 1960

I think we must move ahead much faster if we are to hold our lead.

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Oct 8, 1960

In 1864, Abraham Lincoln, when awaiting the returns in the election of 1864, finally heard that Ohio had voted for him, and he sent out a word, 'Thank God, Ohio has saved the Union.'

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Oct 8, 1960

I run in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

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Oct 8, 1960

I have always considered the conclusion of such an agreement of extreme importance not only to the people of the present nuclear powers, but for all mankind.

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Oct 8, 1960

I will earnestly seek an overall disarmament agreement of which limitations upon nuclear weapons tests, weapons grade fissionable material, biological and chemical warfare agents will be an essential and integral part.

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