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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.
My invitation to you is to join in building the prestige of the United States, in recognizing that we stand today on the razor edge of decision, and so does the world, and recognizing that if we succeed, we succeed not only for ourselves…
I am not trying to run America down; I am trying to build America up.
We must not allow new crises over Soviet colonialism in Africa and Latin America to make us forget Soviet colonialism in East Europe.
The New Frontier represents all of the responsibilities which the American people must meet in the 1960's.
It is a contest between those of us who believe that the best days of the United States are still ahead.
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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