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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “As I pointed out in my State of the Union address last month, the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”

On the recordFebruary 18, 1962
As I pointed out in my State of the Union address last month, the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting a Proposed Stand-By Capital Improvements...

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