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On the recordFebruary 17, 1963
I am especially glad to present this first National Medal of Science to one of the pioneers who has helped make all of this new and exciting age possible.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Presenting the National Medal of Science to Theodore von Karman

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