Political Quotes

On the recordApril 23, 1961
The increase in the speed, weight, and capacity of jet age aircraft has already antiquated many existing airports and threatens to outmode many more.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Proposing Extension of the Federal Airport Act.

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