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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “So I hope that this visit here which is more than ceremonial will be a reminder to all Americans of the number of…”

On the recordAugust 14, 1962
So I hope that this visit here which is more than ceremonial will be a reminder to all Americans of the number of Indians whose housing is inadequate, whose education is inadequate, whose employment is inadequate, whose health is inadequate, whose security and old age is inadequate--a very useful reminder that there is still a good deal of unfinished business.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to Representatives of American Indian Tribes.

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