Steps should be taken to insure and protect an income to our senior citizens which will permit them to maintain a decent independent standard of living.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Steps should be taken to insure and protect an income to our senior citizens which will permit them to maintain a decent…”
On the recordOctober 18, 1960
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Statement by Senator John F. Kennedy on Seven-Point Program for Senior Citizens
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