Address in Houston Before the Faculty and Students of Rice University
10/23/1960
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The kind of leadership we are talking about is: the people that can understand this crowd.
Our entire history since the birth of my Nation has been that of friendship.
I feel now it would be futile for me to attempt anything else in the way of words.
Frankly, I am hopeful that we may make progress on these great issues.