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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “He is overburdened on his left breast, but I know of no one to whom the people of the United States owe more in the last…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 1963
He is overburdened on his left breast, but I know of no one to whom the people of the United States owe more in the last 5 or 6 years in the field of our national security.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. Lauris Norstad

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