John Kennedy actually said...

I have served in the Congress for 14 years, and during a good percentage of that time I served on the Veterans' Committee of the Senate, so I have some understanding of the importance of this hospital, the services it performs, the assistance it renders to those Americans who have need of a hand from the Government, Americans who helped this country maintain its freedom.

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Veteran's Hospital, Marion, IL

10/02/1960

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