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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 6, 1960

I call for the new frontier and when I do so I don't say what I am going to promise to do for you, if I am elected.

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Sep 6, 1960

I do not agree with Mr. Khrushchev when he says he is going to bury us.

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Sep 6, 1960

I promise that I will give you an opportunity to serve your country, to demonstrate that our cause and the cause of freedom all over the world are intertwined together.

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Sep 6, 1960

I come to this valley in this fair today asking you to join me in this great national effort to rebuild the strength of America here and around the world.

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Sep 6, 1960

I think that President Eisenhower is not running this year, and Governor Rockefeller was not nominated.

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Sep 6, 1960

It is time for a program which views this Nation's abundant forests as a challenge and an opportunity - not as an unwanted burden.

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Sep 6, 1960

As quickly as possible, we should bring home-financing costs back again within reach of the millions of American working families desiring to buy homes they can afford.

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Sep 6, 1960

In dollar volume and in the employment of materials and manpower the construction industry should be one of the strongest forces in the Nation's economy.

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Sep 6, 1960

As a result reforestation has been virtually halted - access roads have gone unbuilt - and millions of acres of valuable timber have been neglected or allowed to decay.

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Sep 6, 1960

The peoples of the world respect a nation which can see beyond its own image.

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Sep 6, 1960

I don't run for the office of the Presidency promising that life is going to be easier.

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Sep 6, 1960

I did not discuss the Vice President's action on the teachers' salaries or anything else.

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Sep 6, 1960

General Gavin has estimated that within the next few years there will be a much greater and closer tie between the two services because of their dependence on common weapons and with a common mission.

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Sep 6, 1960

We are losing the respect of the peoples of the world primarily because we are in danger of losing those qualities they have always respected.

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Sep 6, 1960

I am delighted that you have accepted my invitation to become a member of our National Committee of Business and Professional Men for the campaign.

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Sep 6, 1960

There is not any doubt in my mind that our system of checks and balances, which I strongly support, cannot work effectively unless the House, the Senate, and the Presidency are working together for the general interest.

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Sep 6, 1960

We are going to have to maintain the best school System in the United States.

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Sep 6, 1960

The great quality of the Oregon Democratic Party has been its recognition of the right of dissent.

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Sep 6, 1960

Anybody in any position, sports, acting, teaching, housewives, whatever, if they want to participate and be active for either party, I think it is a good thing.

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Sep 6, 1960

I think we can demonstrate in the next 10 years, in the next 40 years, that our high noon is in the future, that our best days are ahead that our system is in keeping with the basic aspirations of the human people, all over the globe, and…

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Sep 6, 1960

We will encourage the economical production of timber for the Nation's homes and industry by giving the small forest owner and small logger an even break-through providing forest products price reporting by the Department of Agriculture.

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Sep 6, 1960

We will step up the effort to clear our slums, renew our cities, and expand other housing programs.

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Sep 6, 1960

We had a recession in 1954, we had a recession in 1948, we have a plateau today, which may lead to some difficulties in 1961, unless we can get the economy of the United States moving at the kind of growth which we see not just in the…

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