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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “In view of that warm cheer I'd like to, using the full powers of the Office, to grant amnesty to whoever needs it…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1963
In view of that warm cheer I'd like to, using the full powers of the Office, to grant amnesty to whoever needs it, whoever deserves it.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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