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On the recordJanuary 11, 1963
We want our citizens to be the best educated in the world, and it can be done by private groups such as you, by families, by local communities, by cities, by States, and by the National Government.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the 50th Anniversary Luncheon of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

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