Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, that red, white, and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief,"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Fortunate Son

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Vietnam War

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Fortunate Son

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Rock band

From

United States

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Citation

Fogerty, John. "Fortunate Son." Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Willy and the Poor Boys. Fantasy Records, 1969.

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I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish...in a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon—if we make this judgment affirmatively, it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.

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John F. Kennedy
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Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Kennedy, John F. Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs. 25 May 1961, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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There was a famous story, some reporters asked a door gunner, "How can you shoot women and children?" and he'd answered, "It's easy, you just don't lead 'em so much."

Michael Herr

Dispatches

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Vietnam War

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Michael Herr
Source
Dispatches
Genre
War literature War
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Herr, Michael. "Breathing In." Dispatches. Alfred A. Knopf, 1977, pt. 3.