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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “What we propose to do, which is to provide medical care for the aged on social security, would be regarded as hopelessly…”

On the recordApril 18, 1961
What we propose to do, which is to provide medical care for the aged on social security, would be regarded as hopelessly reactionary in England, but nevertheless it's new here.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Transcript of Remarks During an Interview for British Television.

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