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It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize before that he was working on his memoirs all along, how he ran for Congress, that sort of thing.

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Chris Matthews
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 17
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