04/23/1961
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"I don't suppose that anyone who lives through a very revolutionary period recognizes how extraordinary it is."
"I think that all of us in this country, whatever our political views may be, respect courage."
"That's why I'm proud to be a citizen of this country in the great decade through which we're living."
"I have issued proclamations endorsed by this Congress to that effect."