John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “President Truman led the way in appointing the first Negro lifetime…”

On the recordAugust 30, 1960

President Truman led the way in appointing the first Negro lifetime Federal judge and the first Negro on the court of appeals.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement of Senator John F. Kennedy to Representatives of the National Bar Association

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