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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Our chief aim is to get people out of State custodial institutions and back into their communities and homes, without…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 1963
Our chief aim is to get people out of State custodial institutions and back into their communities and homes, without hardship or danger.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks on Proposed Measures To Combat Mental Illness and Mental Retardation.

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