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John F Kennedy (Senator, Mass.)
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Mr. Kennedy explains that if he didn't expect to live a long life, he wouldn't want to be the vice president. He says the vice president would only get a chance to make important decisions if something happened to him. Mr. Kennedy had announced the day before that he was running for president. He repeats his point about not wanting to be vice president if the president might not live very long.
Meet the Press, also known as Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC. It is the longest-running program on American television, though its format has changed since the debut episode on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press specializes in interviews with leaders in Washington, D.C., across the country, and around the world on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy, and other public affairs, along with panel discussions that provide opinions and analysis. In January 2021, production moved to NBC's bureau on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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