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On the recordMay 22, 1962
And I want to thank all of you, and also especially thank those who for so many years, and quite anonymously, have served on these boards in their communities.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to State Directors of the Selective Service System.

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