Oct 22, 1960
Your telegram to me tonight clearly indicates I was right in calling for such a debate - for the distortions of the record concerning my position on Cuba exceed any others you have made during this campaign.
John 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 22, 1960
It is an old issue that has been fought in this country year after year, political generation after political generation, and that is between the happy and the content and the fat, and the concerned and those who look forward.
Oct 22, 1960
I believe in 1960 the American people are going to move forward again.
Oct 22, 1960
We must, nevertheless, begin a determined, large-scale effort to prepare ourselves for disarmament.
Oct 22, 1960
If we are to secure peace in the 1960's, if we ever hope to negotiate an effective arms control agreement, we must act immediately.
Oct 22, 1960
It is the responsibility of the people speaking through their National Government, speaking through their President, to accord them those rights.
Oct 22, 1960
Forward, and that is what this country must do, that is the direction it must take, that is the direction it will take November 8, when we make an affirmative decision.
Oct 22, 1960
We need a strong economy if we are going to meet our obligations to the underdeveloped world, to maintain our defenses, to meet our needs in education and health and housing.
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