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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Every effort should be made to broaden the base of citizen participation in national and local affairs through the…”

On the recordMarch 21, 1963
Every effort should be made to broaden the base of citizen participation in national and local affairs through the voting process.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Telegram to Governors of States Having Yet To Act on the Anti-Poll Tax Amendment.

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