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From which of Kennedy's speeches does the often quoted line "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" come?

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It was JFK's inaugural speech
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Answer: It was JFK's inaugural speech.

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On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the thirty-fifth President of the United States. He gave his inaugural speech and concluded with this famous line that defined a generation. Kennedy's speech was, above all, a call to American citizens, and especially to America's youth, to participate in public service.

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