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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.

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Apr 2, 1962

Brazil and the United States have been very intimately bound together

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Apr 2, 1962

We also want to express our high esteem for you personally for having taken over the affairs of your country at a critical time

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Apr 2, 1962

The purpose of the governments of Brazil and the United States since revolutionary days has been to maintain that free life

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Apr 2, 1962

Our task I believe, Mr. President, is to prove that the free life and the abundant life go hand in hand

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Mar 31, 1962

Knowledge, not hate, is the passkey to the future--knowledge transcends national antagonisms--it speaks a universal language--it is the possession, not of a single class, a single nation or a single ideology, but of all mankind.

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Mar 30, 1962

At the same time, it provides new and imaginative benefits in areas most vital to employees--job and income security.

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Mar 30, 1962

I want again to congratulate all concerned, to extend to you the thanks of the American people, and to extend to you my very warmest personal regards.

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Mar 30, 1962

The contract that you have agreed upon with the steel industry is a document of high industrial statesmanship.

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Mar 30, 1962

I know that I speak for every American in congratulating you on the early and responsible settlement in steel.

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Mar 29, 1962

I also ask the medical and allied health professions, the communications industries, and all interested persons and groups to unite within the appointed month, and throughout Cancer Progress Year, in public reaffirmation of this Nation's…

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Mar 29, 1962

I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of April 1962 as Cancer Control Month

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Mar 28, 1962

I have been and this Government is extremely interested in building stronger and stronger ties between the countries of this hemisphere.

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Mar 28, 1962

A restatement of a traditional position where if a vital area--and I think the area that Mr. Salinger used was West Europe--were being overrun by conventional forces, that the United States would take means, available means, to defend…

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Mar 28, 1962

We are putting great emphasis on the Inter-American Defense College at fort McNair, which we are giving strong support to and which I think can serve as an admirable center for a study of the methods by which the new aggression can be…

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Mar 28, 1962

So, gentlemen, you are most welcome-on behalf of yourselves and your own work and on behalf of our sister Republics which you represent.

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Mar 28, 1962

I hope that every member of the House of Representatives who believes in spreading the tax burden fairly, who wants to improve our balance of payments position, who wants this country to grow in new equipment and new jobs, will support…

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Mar 28, 1962

This Board, which I feel plays a most important part in binding us closer together and providing the kind of security behind which a more happy life can be provided for our people, this work is most vital.

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Mar 28, 1962

I am particularly interested in the resolutions which you have passed to make more effective use of our military forces for social work, economic work.

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Mar 28, 1962

I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 22(d) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, do hereby amend, effective immediately, List H…

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Mar 28, 1962

These new techniques require the most sophisticated, informed judgments.

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Mar 28, 1962

We cannot accept any agreement that does not provide for an effective international process that will tell the world whether the treaty is being observed.

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Mar 28, 1962

I want to express my great pleasure at welcoming you to the White House on the occasion of your 20th anniversary.

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