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On the recordSeptember 7, 1960
This is one of the top jobs in our national campaign and one to which I am sure Governor Collins will bring his great talents and abilities.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement of Senator John F. Kennedy on Gov. Leroy Collins as Chairman of National Speakers Committee

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