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On the recordFebruary 1, 1961
The United States cannot afford, in this time of national need and world crisis, to dissipate its opportunities for economic growth.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress: Program for Economic Recovery and Growth

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