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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I want to express a warm welcome to the ladies and gentlemen here who are commonly concerned with this great national…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 1963
I want to express a warm welcome to the ladies and gentlemen here who are commonly concerned with this great national effort to raise $50 million for the United Negro College Fund.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to Leaders and Members of the United Negro Colleges Development Campaign

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