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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “With good physical and mental health our senior citizens can derive meaning and joy from their golden years.”

On the recordOctober 11, 1960
With good physical and mental health our senior citizens can derive meaning and joy from their golden years.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement on Aging by Senator John F. Kennedy

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