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On the recordSeptember 19, 1962
I did not feel that I could deny our country and Constitution those benefits of your talented service.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to Secretary Goldberg Upon His Resignation To Accept Appointment to the Supreme Court

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