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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Washington does not have one and I think this country suffers not only in the minds of our own people, but I think in…

On the recordAugust 18, 1963
Washington does not have one and I think this country suffers not only in the minds of our own people, but I think in the general impression of this society of ours as being one that is interested in many forms of human activity.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing Bill To Amend the National Cultural Center Act

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