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On the recordOctober 9, 1960
The National Government should give a long-term commitment to urban renewal - in place of the present year-to-year approach - so that cities can make long-term plans with the assurance that aid will not be suddenly cut off.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy Delivered Before the Urban Affairs Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

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