John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "The same people who produced the poetry of Homer, the wisdom of Plato and Aristotle--they also produced the Olympic Games." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 4, 1961

The same people who produced the poetry of Homer, the wisdom of Plato and Aristotle--they also produced the Olympic Games.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Address in New York City at the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Banquet.

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