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On the recordJuly 31, 1962
It is our national obligation and in our national interest and security to work for a world in which there is a chance for national sovereignty and national independence.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing the foreign Assistance Act

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