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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: I really believe that's because they do not recognize how closely tied in it is to our national interest.

On the recordJuly 31, 1962
I really believe that's because they do not recognize how closely tied in it is to our national interest.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing the foreign Assistance Act

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