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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.
In this dangerous and hazardous time, I believe the Democratic Party, stretching its roots deeper than any political party in the world today, going all the way to the wellsprings of Thomas Jefferson and Madison, I believe that once again…
A political campaign is an important time because it gives the American people an opportunity to make a judgment as to which course of action they want to follow, which leadership, which viewpoint, which political philosophy.
Equality of opportunity in the field of housing... could be done by a stroke of the president's pen.
I believe we should not carry out a hard money, high interest rate policy which helped intensify... the recession of 1958.
I believe that, rather than tell the lie which we told, rather than indicate that the flights would continue, it would have been far better to have expressed regrets.
Yo sé que la tarea puede ser y será llevada a cabo en espíritu más que en la mera carta de las tradicionales creencias partidarias, bien y en forma duradera.
Can we demonstrate over a long period of time that our system represents the best means of organizing human society?
El tiempo se nos esta yendo de las manos para la oportunidad de volver a estrechar los lazos tan vitales para ambas partes, la norte y sur del Hemisferio.
I regret that the Republican member has not shown up as yet to debate with Congressman Bolling or Mr. Nixon.
A presidential campaign in 1960 is too important and too critical to permit confusion concerning the record or the views of the candidates
each time the press has forecast a significant civil rights statement by Mr. Nixon in the South what has come out has been States rights
Actually a far greater responsibility rests upon the Negro leadership than it does upon the leadership of almost any other group.
I believe that before we go into the summit... it's important that the United States build its strength.
I have long been aware that the traffic in illicit narcotics is one of our major law enforcement problems.
Communist menace that has been permitted to arise under our very noses, only 90 miles from our shores.
For example, in Santa Clara, Cuba, today there is an exhibit commemorating the devastation of that city by Batista's planes.
It is a critical situation - to find so dangerous an enemy on our very doorstep.
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