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On the recordOctober 5, 1960
In answer to the question in your telegram I assure you that, if I am elected President I will convene the White House Conference on Narcotics as soon as it is reasonably practicable.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Text of a Telegram Sent to Hon. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General for the State of California, by Senator John F. Kennedy

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