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On the recordMay 25, 1961
Economic development assistance can no longer be subordinated to, or viewed simply as a convenient tool for meeting, short-run political objectives.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting Bill Implementing the Message on Foreign...

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