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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “So as I said a year ago in assuming the Presidency, no generation has ever borne a greater responsibility than this…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1962
So as I said a year ago in assuming the Presidency, no generation has ever borne a greater responsibility than this generation, and as a member of it I welcome that responsibility.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the White House to Members of the American Legion.

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