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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 3, 1960

Twice the Democratic Congress has passed legislation designed to help communities like Evansville - areas of chronic labor surplus.

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Oct 3, 1960

These are the rapidly growing islands of poverty in the midst of a rich and abundant America - islands which have been growing in number and expanding in size under the leadership of a Republican Party which is indifferent to the urgent…

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Oct 2, 1960

We must insist that the United States make those hard decisions which go with being secure, with maintaining our freedom, with maintaining our strength, with maintaining our position in the world.

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Oct 2, 1960

We stand where Franklin Roosevelt stood, and I think in the next few years here in this country we should build a better society, where all Americans, regardless of their race, of their creed and their color, regardless of the…

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Oct 2, 1960

I don't believe that the American people in 1960, in these dangerous years of our days, are going to elect a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.

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Oct 2, 1960

I am the Democratic candidate for the Presidency and I run as a Democrat.

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Oct 2, 1960

I have served in the Congress for 14 years, and during a good percentage of that time I served on the Veterans' Committee of the Senate, so I have some understanding of the importance of this hospital, the services it performs, the…

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Oct 2, 1960

The world must know that America's Chief Executive, as well as its Congress, fully support and endorse the Supreme Court's decisions to translate civil rights from a slogan into a reality that can be enjoyed by all.

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