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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “So the central responsibility, of course, is to try to develop a climate in this country where there is as close to full…”

On the recordNovember 6, 1963
So the central responsibility, of course, is to try to develop a climate in this country where there is as close to full employment as we can get it, and then to give particular attention to those who are handicapped.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to Officers of State Governors' Committees on Employment of the Handicapped.

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