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On the recordJune 8, 1963
As citizens of that community, you are, as the result of your studies here, better prepared to meet its burdens and its opportunities.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Message to Graduates of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West.

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