John Kennedy actually said...

Finally, New England shares in the urgent economic needs of the entire Nation - the need to provide a decent life for our older citizens and a decent education for our young.

Context

Excerpts from the Remarks of John F. Kennedy, Manchester, NH, Airport Rally

09/01/1960

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