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On the recordMay 10, 1962
And I would hope that this tremendous energy obtained in the intellectual life of America could be communicated not only to people in this country but all around the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and Andre Malraux, French Minister for Cultural Affairs

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