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On the recordApril 3, 1963
I strongly believe that enactment of this legislation not only would eliminate a constitutional anomaly which has already persisted much too long, but also would secure for the District more effective governmental organization and management.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting the District of Columbia Charter Bill.

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