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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I have confidence that America is capable of operating at full capacity - that we could consume in new schools and…”

On the recordOctober 1, 1960
I have confidence that America is capable of operating at full capacity - that we could consume in new schools and hospitals and dams and highways the full output of our steel mills now operating at only half their capacity.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Chase Hotel, St. Louis, MO - (Advance Release Text)

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