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On the recordJune 28, 1962
It is our responsibility, Mr. President, I believe, in the sixties, and the responsibilities of others in our sister republics in this great hemisphere, to recognize that there is also a necessity for an economic revolution.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Arrival at the Airport in Mexico City

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