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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

The Advisory Panel on Federal Salary Systems, chaired by Mr. Clarence Randall, in its recent report called it 'not only equitable but valid and eminently desirable.'

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

The pay schedules I am recommending will regularize and generally enlarge the differences in salaries between successive grade levels,

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

But this is the new ocean, and I believe the United States must sail on it and be in a position second to none.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

Some years ago, as a Marine pilot, he raced the sun across this country--and lost.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

It is at these grades that we employ our top scientists, doctors, engineers, experts, and managers.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

I know that I express the great happiness and thanksgiving of all of us that Colonel Glenn has completed his trip, and I know that this is particularly felt by Mrs. Glenn and their two children.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

Well, I am coming down to Canaveral on Friday, and hope you will come up to Washington on Monday or Tuesday, and we will be looking forward to seeing you there.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

As I stated in my Budget Message, the first requirement for efficiency and economy in Government is highly competent personnel.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 19, 1962

. . . this is the new ocean, and I believe the United States must sail on it and be in a position second to none.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 18, 1962

As I pointed out in my State of the Union address last month, the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 16, 1962

It is my sincere wish and that of the people of the United States that you will enjoy a successful term of office.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 15, 1962

The Postmaster General is hereby authorized to redelegate within the Post Office Department the functions hereinabove assigned to him.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 15, 1962

We hope that when you go home you will be able to communicate to them not only things that you may have liked here, or disliked, but also the sense of a people desiring to improve themselves and their country.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 15, 1962

Prepare plans to assure the provision of usable public water supplies for essential community uses in an emergency.

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