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On the recordAugust 14, 1962
There are still some hundreds and thousands of Indian boys and girls who are inadequately schooled, and we do not wish to add that disadvantage to any other disadvantages which they may have in fulfilling their hope of living very useful lives as citizens of this country.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to Representatives of American Indian Tribes.

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