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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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Sep 27, 1960

I would for example, sign - not veto - legislation helping local communities to deal with their water problems by building sewage-disposal plants.

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Sep 27, 1960

The only way you are going to provide medical care for the aged, is through the social security system.

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Sep 27, 1960

I run for the Presidency with full recognition that the problems facing the next President of the United States are more complicated and more difficult and more burdensome than they have ever been in the past.

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Sep 26, 1960

There is not any doubt in my mind that Ohio will play a key role in that contest.

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Sep 26, 1960

I think in that contest, the American people want to look ahead.

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Sep 26, 1960

I look to the 1960's with a good deal of confidence and hope.

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Sep 26, 1960

I do come here as a candidate for the office of the Presidency and I run for the office of the Presidency in a most difficult and dangerous time for us all

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Sep 26, 1960

But if we are going to maintain full employment in the State, if we are going to realize the opportunities that are before our people, I think that it requires the Democratic Party, it requires your help and it requires Ohio.

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Sep 26, 1960

Now 100 years later, with the issue still the same, freedom or slavery, we know there is a God, and we know He hates injustice, and we see the storm coming

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Sep 26, 1960

It is going to be decided in these large States from Illinois east - Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, which have a large number of electoral votes and which any candidate for the Presidency this year must…

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Sep 26, 1960

The New Frontier represents all of the responsibilities which the American people must meet in the 1960's.

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Sep 26, 1960

And above all, we must build a strong full-time America to deal with the full-time Soviet challenge.

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Sep 26, 1960

It represents all of the opportunities that are before us as a country and as a people.

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Sep 26, 1960

I don’t think there has been any presidential election where the issues are so serious, the problems facing the United States so burdensome, the responsibilities so heavy upon us all

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Sep 26, 1960

If I am elected President of the United States, I do think it is possible to set before the American people the things which we must do in order to maintain our freedom

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Sep 26, 1960

I just want to say one word about the importance of sending a good man to the House of Representatives.

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Sep 26, 1960

We must not allow new crises over Soviet colonialism in Africa and Latin America to make us forget Soviet colonialism in East Europe.

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Sep 26, 1960

But I do say that if I am elected President of the United States, I do think it is possible to set before the American people the things which we must do in order to maintain our freedom

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Sep 26, 1960

You can be free, you can be strong, you can solve your problems.

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Sep 26, 1960

I want historians to say that these were the years when the American people began to move again

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Sep 26, 1960

I want to express my appreciation to all of you for a very generous welcome to Ohio.

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