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There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm the responsible officer of the Government.

John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy
Age: 46 †
Born: 1917
Born: May 29
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
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