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On the recordJune 10, 1963
The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights

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