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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I want to tell you how proud I am as President of the United States to welcome you all--those of you who are descended…”

On the recordApril 27, 1962
I want to tell you how proud I am as President of the United States to welcome you all--those of you who are descended from those who won this Nation's highest decoration and those of you who carry it now.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to a Group of Descendants of Civil War Medal of Honor Winners

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