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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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