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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: We should no longer delay in restoring to the people of the District a fundamental fight enjoyed as a matter of course…

On the recordApril 3, 1963
We should no longer delay in restoring to the people of the District a fundamental fight enjoyed as a matter of course by all other Americans--the right to self-government by the elective process.
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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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