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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I hope that all of you carry away a fuller understanding of all our various cultures, most of which are older than the…”

On the recordJune 8, 1963
I hope that all of you carry away a fuller understanding of all our various cultures, most of which are older than the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Message to Graduates of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West.

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