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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The mere enactment of a new law, the mere initiation of a new program does not of itself bring about all desired…

On the recordMarch 24, 1963
The mere enactment of a new law, the mere initiation of a new program does not of itself bring about all desired results.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Association on American Indian Affairs.

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