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On the recordNovember 5, 1960
I come here tonight and ask you to join us, ask you to make a decision which will permit this country to have the kind of leadership which will enable us to build a strong and vital society, a society which will serve as an inspiration to people all over the globe.
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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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