07/18/1962
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"Eighty-one percent of the Republicans in the House voted against the area redevelopment bill."
"This national problem merits national concern."
"Perform such additional functions as the President may from time to time direct"
"Ambassador Darlington is a distinguished American diplomat and a man eminently qualified to represent me and the people of the United States on such an important occasion."