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On the recordOctober 24, 1960
I think it is time to trust the American people - to face up to the facts - and to decide what we must do.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts of Remarks by Senator John F. Kennedy, York Town Ship High School, Elmhurst, IL

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