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On the recordNovember 5, 1960
We are electing on Tuesday, not a committee, not a protégé, not a rescue squad; we are electing a President of the United States.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Teaneck Armory, Teterboro, NJ

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