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On the recordNovember 4, 1960
I think you are here for the same reason that I am, because this is an important election, because we are Democrats, because we believe in progress, and because we are going to win.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Boulevard Restaurant (Outside), Queens, NY

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