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On the recordAugust 17, 1962
Not the President, not the Senators, not the Congressmen, not the governors, not the commissioners, not the mayors, but 180 million Americans can advance this country into a bright future.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Air Terminal in Fresno, California, After Inspecting Western Conservation Projects.

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