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On the recordJune 4, 1963
It is customary for speakers on these occasions to say in graduating addresses that commencement signifies the beginning instead of an end.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at Colorado Springs to the Graduating Class of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

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