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On the recordOctober 22, 1960
I say it’s time we stopped the downward spiral where it began - on the farm.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts of Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, Airport, La Crosse, WI - (Advance Release Text)

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