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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I realize its purpose and value are to provide a rate of exploration, development, and production adequate to our…”

On the recordOctober 12, 1960
I realize its purpose and value are to provide a rate of exploration, development, and production adequate to our national security and the requirements of our economy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter of Senator John F. Kennedy to Gerald C. Mann on Oil Depletion Allowance

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