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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.

Sep 5, 1960

I don't think in the 1960's that this world can exist half slave and half free.

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Sep 5, 1960

I supported an effort and Scoop Jackson and Senator Magnuson both voted the same way, which was to tie medical care for the aged to social security.

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Sep 5, 1960

I don't criticize present actions merely because I enjoy criticizing.

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Sep 5, 1960

I thought the State and the people there showed a good deal of vitality and cooperation and spirit.

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Sep 5, 1960

Well, I would say there are three or four things very quickly.

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Sep 5, 1960

That requires only one kind of defense policy - a policy summed up in one word - first.

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Sep 5, 1960

I think the most important issue, and it is not political in the partisan sense, but it is the issue which concerns us all, is how we can live on the same globe with the Communists, both possessing hydrogen capacity which could destroy us…

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Sep 5, 1960

I agree with you, I think that is obviously the most serious kind of challenge you are going to have in the 1960's, but then it does tie in with the point I tried to make in my speech.

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