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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is essential that these decisions be made only after the most thorough evaluation of all the probable benefits and…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1963
It is essential that these decisions be made only after the most thorough evaluation of all the probable benefits and costs to the Government and to the national economy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Memorandum on Development of a Civil Supersonic Air Transport.

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