John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “This is not an occasion for feeling pleased with ourselves, but…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1963

This is not an occasion for feeling pleased with ourselves, but, rather, it is an occasion for asking for help to continue our work and to do more.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the 11th Annual Presidential Prayer Breakfast

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