John F. Kennedy: The 35th President Of The United States Of America

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America, and had the best speech out of all now 45 presidents by far. Kennedy speech had amazing powerful quotes that were so meaningful and nice. His speech was very moving and strong, it went well with the public for a reason. Speeches and talks, thumbs up and thumbs down, he was the president and, here’s how.
His speech had many powerful words that were amazing such as, “ We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom…” This is only the beginning of his speech and it already had heads turned.
Also, Kennedy had deep meaningful quotes such as, “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” or, “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that

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