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On the recordSeptember 12, 1963
I therefore urge you to examine your operations and determine the extent to which positions in your organization may be filled by the mentally retarded without any detriment to the federal service.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Memorandum on Employment of the Mentally Retarded.

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