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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1963
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.'
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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