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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.

Oct 6, 1960

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.

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Oct 6, 1960

I think we cannot afford in 1960 to waste any talent which we have.

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Oct 6, 1960

A presidential campaign in 1960 is too important and too critical to permit confusion concerning the record or the views of the candidates

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Oct 5, 1960

Communist menace that has been permitted to arise under our very noses, only 90 miles from our shores.

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Oct 5, 1960

In answer to the question in your telegram I assure you that, if I am elected President I will convene the White House Conference on Narcotics as soon as it is reasonably practicable.

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Oct 5, 1960

I have long been aware that the traffic in illicit narcotics is one of our major law enforcement problems.

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Oct 5, 1960

For example, in Santa Clara, Cuba, today there is an exhibit commemorating the devastation of that city by Batista's planes.

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Oct 5, 1960

I don't believe that the American people are going to give their endorsement to the leadership which believes that medical care for our older citizens, financed under social security, is extreme, and I quote Mr. Nixon accurately - which he…

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Oct 5, 1960

It is a critical situation - to find so dangerous an enemy on our very doorstep.

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Oct 5, 1960

Because the power and prestige of the United States, relative to that of the Communist world, has diminished in the last decade; because these people wonder whether the future belongs to the Castros and the Khrushchevs and the neutralists…

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