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On the recordSeptember 8, 1960
This is a great country, but I think we can make it a greater country.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Rear Platform Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, 'Pathways to Peace,' Fresno, CA

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