John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 10, 1963

It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights

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