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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 25, 1962

For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 25, 1962

The Voice of America occupies, I believe, a key part in the story of American life.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 25, 1962

I also urge all United States citizens and interested organizations to participate in commemorating Pan American Day and Pan American Week in view of the importance of inter-American friendship to our own national welfare and that of the…

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 24, 1962

The Heads of Government should meet to resolve explicit points of disagreement which might remain after the issues have been carefully explored and the largest possible measure of agreement has been worked out at the diplomatic level.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 24, 1962

Mr. Chairman, I think you agree that we must approach this meeting with utmost seriousness and dedication if we are to avoid a gradual drift to the same kind of aimless and propaganda-oriented talk which has characterized so much of past…

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 24, 1962

In our February 7 message, the Prime Minister and I attempted to lay a further framework for the conduct of the negotiations.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 24, 1962

Since I assumed the Office of President of the United States, the conclusion of a nuclear test agreement has been a primary effort we made to achieve agreement.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 24, 1962

I believe now we need to have our representatives do further exploratory work of a more detailed nature.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 21, 1962

No change, except by agreement, shall be made by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., or by its employees, in the condition out of which the dispute arose.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 21, 1962

No member of the board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of airline employees or any carrier.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

But obviously special opportunities and responsibilities fall to our two countries.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

I now invite all nations--including the Soviet Union--to join with us in developing a weather prediction program, in a new communications satellite program and in preparation for probing the distant planets of Mars and Venus, probes which…

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

Well, I think it would be premature to attempt to suggest, because all we have now, so far, is an indication of interest, and we know from long experience that it's more difficult to transform these general expressions into specific…

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

We will indicate in the response our desire that space be explored peacefully and that we will be glad, in the United Nations and in any other forum, to discuss how this can best be done so that this new ocean which I referred to yesterday…

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

I should note too that the Area Redevelopment Administration has demonstrated through its role in bringing together the various Federal departments and agencies as well as local and State authorities that it can perform the tasks assigned…

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

The results of the joint effort in Illinois provide eloquent justification for the program and demonstrate that renewed enthusiasm and combined efforts can indeed make the difference in any particular area.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 20, 1962

The first bill proposed by my administration (S. 1) represented an effort to marshal the efforts of Federal, State, and local governments to bring new hope and more importantly new jobs to those many sections of the country which had…

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