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On the recordJanuary 31, 1963
This is a most important assignment which requires a good deal of experience, commitment, and administrative skill.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the Swearing In of David L. Lawrence as Chairman of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in...

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