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On the recordFebruary 24, 1963
I would hope that all groups would put national interest first and recognize that the prospects for tax reduction and economic growth must not be endangered by squabbles over who is going to get what.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks and Question and Answer Period at the American Bankers Association Symposium on Economic Growth.

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