And that John F. Kennedy uttered the first variation of "ask not what your country can do for … - David Maraniss

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David Maraniss

And that John F. Kennedy uttered the first variation of "ask not what your country can do for you" in Detroit on Labor Day in 1960. So Detroit was really central to Democratic politics United States. Every Democratic candidate would start their fall campaigns in Cadillac Square.

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