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On the recordJuly 23, 1963
A meeting to coordinate and plan a concerted attack on the problem would seem to me desirable and of great benefit to the whole Nation.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Telegram to State Governors Announcing a Conference on Mental Retardation.

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