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On the recordJuly 24, 1962
I see no reason why the Commonwealth concept, if that is the desire of the people of Puerto Rico, should not be fully developed as a permanent institution in its association with the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Message to Governor Munoz Marin on the 10th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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