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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “This is part, I think, of a nationwide movement toward excellence--a movement which had its start in the admiration of…”

On the recordDecember 17, 1962
This is part, I think, of a nationwide movement toward excellence--a movement which had its start in the admiration of expertness and skill in our technical society, but which now demands quality in all realms of human achievement.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Magazine Article \The Arts in America.\

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