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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I think it is in the best economic interests of the country, unless this country just wants to drag along, have 5 or 6…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 1963
I think it is in the best economic interests of the country, unless this country just wants to drag along, have 5 or 6 million people unemployed, have profits reduced, have economic prospects, have our budgets unbalanced by a much larger proportion.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Transcript of Broadcast on NBC's 'Huntley-Brinkley Report.'

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