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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Over one-half of our senior citizens are so financially insecure and underprivileged, so burdened with illness, so…”

On the recordOctober 18, 1960
Over one-half of our senior citizens are so financially insecure and underprivileged, so burdened with illness, so poorly fed, clothed, and housed that their years have brought problems rather than privileges.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement by Senator John F. Kennedy on Seven-Point Program for Senior Citizens

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