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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I can't understand why the government of Albany, City Council of Albany, cannot do the same for American citizens.”

On the recordJuly 31, 1962
I can't understand why the government of Albany, City Council of Albany, cannot do the same for American citizens.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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The President's News Conference

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