JFK in Sept 1960 (note these quotes are sourced from old issues of Time, when Henry Luce was alive Time was a Republican bastion, understanding back then the mainline Republicans held positions far more moderate than today's version):
"In his first full week of campaigning, he revealed himself as the farthest-out liberal Democrat around...he embraced civil rights, collective bargaining, increased minimum wages, a lifting of immigration restrictions, more pay for teachers, and more aid for the aged, farmers and small businessmen...
"[JFK] 'The next President must exert the great moral and educational force of his office to help bring equal access to public facilities, from churches to lunch counters, and to support the right of every American to stand up for his rights, even if on occasion he must sit down for them. For only the President, not the Senate and not the House and not the Supreme Court, can create the understanding and tolerance necessary as the spokesman for all the American people.' " http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,826612,00.html
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