John Kennedy actually said...

It is my earnest hope that the District of Columbia will be a leader in adopting and demonstrating the new concepts in the treatment of mental illness.

Context

Letter to the President, Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, on Mental Illness and Mental Retardation.

02/14/1963

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