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On the recordNovember 6, 1963
We also have a program here for those whom we regard as mentally restored, those who pass through a difficult period but who are now fully capable of carrying their burden.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to Officers of State Governors' Committees on Employment of the Handicapped.

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