Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy at Foster and Nostrand, Brooklyn, New York, October 20, 1960

Ladies and gentlemen, I have come over here to Brooklyn to ask your help in this campaign. We are waging a campaign to build a stronger country in order to protect our security, protect the future of freedom, and also to move this country forward, provide jobs for our people, get off dead center, and I come over here to ask your help in this campaign in a great Democratic county. Thank you very much. (Applause)

I would like to have you meet - you all know former Congressman O'Toole. I served in the Congress with him 14 years ago. And here is going to be your next Congressman from this district, Congressman-to-be Carey. (Applause) And Judge Ughetta, who is running for the Court of Common Pleas. (Applause) And Assemblyman Turpin. (Applause) And Al Burns. I want to thank you very much, and I appreciate your coming out. I would be glad to shake hands with anybody. (Applause)

Source: Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files, Box 913, "Foster and Nostrand Streets, Brooklyn, New York, 20 October 1960." John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.