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On the recordNovember 30, 1961
So that I take pleasure in presenting this award to you, for your own extraordinary work and also in calling to the minds of our fellow citizens the great debt we owe to so many people who came to this country and made the United States their home.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Presenting the Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Hans Bethe

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