On the recordMay 31, 1961
I tried to get assigned to the Embassy in Paris myself, and unable to do so, I decided that I would run for President.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI tried to get assigned to the Embassy in Paris myself, and unable to do so, I decided that I would run for President.
Remarks to the Staff of the U.S. Embassy in Paris
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