10/16/1960
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"Governor Lawrence, Mayor Lee, and other Democratic mayors and local officials have firsthand knowledge of the problems of cities, and I look to them for guidance and continued local leadership in meet..."
"I am calling a conference in Pittsburgh on October 10 to consider what needs to be done about the urgent human problems of American cities and suburbs."
"My feeling is that this is a great country, but I think it can be a greater country."
"This is a trying time in the life of our country, but I think in a very real sense if we do our job here, the future can belong to us."