John Kennedy actually said...

This is an unusually distinguished group of Americans, Governor, who are going with you to carry out an assignment which is second to none in the field of foreign policy, in the field of national security.

Context

Remarks at the Swearing In of Representatives and Alternates to the 18th U.N. General Assembly.

09/15/1963

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