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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his…”

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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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights

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