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On the recordNovember 5, 1960
Thus, today, the university is, in the words of Woodrow Wilson, 'the root of our intellectual life as a nation.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Commack Arena, Commack, Long Island, NY - (Advance Release Text)

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