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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “We are wasting our great river valleys, such as the Wabash, if we fail to utilize their potential, to develop their…”

On the recordOctober 3, 1960
We are wasting our great river valleys, such as the Wabash, if we fail to utilize their potential, to develop their resources and to purify their water.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Excerpts from the Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auditorium (Coliseum), Indianapolis, IN - (Advance Release Text)

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