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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The hearts of the American people go out to those who have lost families or friends or seen their homes destroyed.”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1962
The hearts of the American people go out to those who have lost families or friends or seen their homes destroyed.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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