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On the recordMarch 22, 1963
All of this traffic in and out of Chicago proves, as it has since the beginning of this country, that Chicago occupies a most important and vital strategic area in the United States, where all the lines of communication cross.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Chicago at the Dedication of O'Hare International Airport.

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