05/02/1961
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"Please extend my warm personal greetings to the officers and delegates attending the present convention of the National Maritime Union."
"I regard that as a great compliment."
"Abraham Lincoln belongs to the ages, and he belongs to all Americans, regardless of their party."
"So my hope is that in 1960, after 14 years in the Congress, and 4 years in the Navy, taking the same oath that the President takes, I hope that with all the serious problems facing the United States i..."