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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “This rich country of ours must fulfill its promise to all of our citizens, and that can only be done by a national…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1963
This rich country of ours must fulfill its promise to all of our citizens, and that can only be done by a national commitment to use all of our energy and all of our talents.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the Cheney Stadium in Tacoma.

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