On the recordMay 1, 1963
In honoring you, we honor all those who bear arms in the service of their country.
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Remarks at a Reception Honoring Medal of Honor Recipients
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So the central responsibility, of course, is to try to develop a climate in this country where there is as close to full employment as we can get it, and then to give particular attention to those who are handicapped.
I hope private industry and labor will also realize that those who are handicapped frequently are more than compensated by their desire to be useful and to play a gainful role.
But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.