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On the recordOctober 21, 1960
There is an old saying that the farmer votes Republican only if he can afford it.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement by Senator John F. Kennedy on Republicans and the Farmer, Wichita, KS

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