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On the recordAugust 5, 1962
I want to, today, in paying tribute to these musicians, bring to our public mind all the others across this country who themselves are playing and living music.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the White House Concert by the National High School Symphony Orchestra.

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