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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1963
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 3560—Thanksgiving Day, 1963

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