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On the recordMarch 22, 1963
This is an extraordinary airport in an extraordinary city, in an extraordinary country, and it is a tribute to the constructive action of the Federal Government, the State government, and the city government, under the distinguished leadership of your great mayor, Mayor Daley.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks in Chicago at the Dedication of O'Hare International Airport.

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