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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The essence of free communication must be that our failures as well as our successes will be broadcast around the world.”

On the recordMay 7, 1961
The essence of free communication must be that our failures as well as our successes will be broadcast around the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Address at the 39th Annual Convention of the National Association of Broadcasters.

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