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On the recordOctober 24, 1960
I campaign for the Presidency with a full recognition that that office will bear more responsibility than it has in the last 100 years since the administration of Lincoln.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Baker Park, St. Charles, IL

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