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On the recordJanuary 30, 1961
No, I suppose we are all-we may stretch out our period on this earth but sooner or later we will all begin to--but at least what I think we are all concerned about is that children have a happy childhood, and a fruitful one; and that adults be permitted to work and that older people find their later years to be easier, free from pain and discomfort; and then I think everybody will await their end, but I think there's an awful lot we can do.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Interview With Dave Garroway Recorded for the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of Massachusetts General Hospital.

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