John Kennedy actually said...

I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and organizations interested in child safety, to participate actively in programs intended to promote better protection against accidental poisonings.

Context

Proclamation 3449—National Poison Prevention Week

02/06/1962

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