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On the recordJune 18, 1961
nothing is more dramatically apparent than the inadequacy of transportation in our larger urban areas.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Federal Assistance for Urban Transportation Planning.

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