John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "Every one of you symbolizes our country, and that is a great responsibility, far greater than it has ever been in the past." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 16, 1961

Every one of you symbolizes our country, and that is a great responsibility, far greater than it has ever been in the past.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the San Carlos Palace to the American Embassy Staff in Bogota.

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