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On the recordOctober 10, 1962
Our citizens, that they may increase in the desire to promote mercy and justice, peace and freedom, good will and brotherhood;
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Proclamation 3501—National Day of Prayer, 1962

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Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than…

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Nov 13, 1963

I think it would be unwise to attempt to negotiate it out here.

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Nov 11, 1963

The recommendations are likewise acceptable to me, and will be included in my budget recommendations to the Congress in January.

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