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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio - (Advance Release Text)

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Nov 7, 1963

Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than…

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Nov 7, 1963

Nearly 2 years ago my wife and I visited Bogota, Colombia, where a vast new Alliance for Progress housing project was just getting under way.

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Nov 4, 1963

Let us therefore proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings--let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals--and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world.

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I want to express my very sincere thanks to all of you and the companies you represent which led the way.

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