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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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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the 11th Annual Presidential Prayer Breakfast

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