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On the recordOctober 12, 1960
I have consistently, throughout this campaign, made clear my recognition of the value and importance of the oil-depletion allowance.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter of Senator John F. Kennedy to Gerald C. Mann on Oil Depletion Allowance

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