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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Our country has always responded to requests for food from governments of people who needed it, so long as we were…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1963
Our country has always responded to requests for food from governments of people who needed it, so long as we were certain that the people would actually get it and know where it came from.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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The President's News Conference

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