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On the recordFebruary 4, 1963
I HAVE sent to the Congress today a series of proposals to help fight mental illness and mental retardation.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks on Proposed Measures To Combat Mental Illness and Mental Retardation.

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