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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “We do not manage our cultural life in this country, nor does any free society, but it is an important part.”

On the recordMay 10, 1962
We do not manage our cultural life in this country, nor does any free society, but it is an important part.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and Andre Malraux, French Minister for Cultural Affairs

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