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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “In dollar volume and in the employment of materials and manpower the construction industry should be one of the…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1960
In dollar volume and in the employment of materials and manpower the construction industry should be one of the strongest forces in the Nation's economy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter from Senator John F. Kennedy to Mr. Larry Blackmon

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