Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 10, 1962
If we carry it out firmly, I am confident that productivity in the Federal Government can continue to keep pace with the growth of productivity in the private sector of the economy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Memorandum on Manpower Controls and Utilization in the Executive Branch.

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Nov 12, 1963

We are proud to have them here also because they are a Scottish Regiment, and that green and misty country has sent hundreds and thousands of Scottish men and women to the United States and they have been among our finest citizens.

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Nov 12, 1963

I think that is a very good motto for some of the rest of us.

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Nov 11, 1963

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Nov 13, 1963

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