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On the recordMarch 24, 1963
I am very pleased that the Indian tribes as well as citizens interested in Indian welfare have fully recognized the benefits which Indian reservation areas can obtain from these programs.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Association on American Indian Affairs.

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