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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I had wondered what I would do when I retired from the Presidency, whenever that time might come, but Dr. Sockman was…”

On the recordNovember 7, 1963
I had wondered what I would do when I retired from the Presidency, whenever that time might come, but Dr. Sockman was the first man to suggest work as challenging as the Presidency in becoming chairman of the Protestant Council's annual dinner, and I am very grateful to him.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Dinner of the Protestant Council of the City of New York.

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