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On the recordJanuary 31, 1962
To strengthen our human resources--to demonstrate the compassion of free men--and in the light of our own constructive self-interest--we must bring our welfare programs up to date
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on Public Welfare Programs

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