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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I want it said at the end of our administration, if we are successful, that every American had an equal chance, every…”

On the recordOctober 19, 1960
I want it said at the end of our administration, if we are successful, that every American had an equal chance, every American had a fair chance to develop his talents, and that is all we ask and that is all that any American asks.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Fulton and Nostrand, Brooklyn, NY

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