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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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Feb 24, 1962

The Heads of Government should meet to resolve explicit points of disagreement which might remain after the issues have been carefully explored and the largest possible measure of agreement has been worked out at the diplomatic level.

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Feb 24, 1962

Mr. Chairman, I think you agree that we must approach this meeting with utmost seriousness and dedication if we are to avoid a gradual drift to the same kind of aimless and propaganda-oriented talk which has characterized so much of past…

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Feb 24, 1962

Since I assumed the Office of President of the United States, the conclusion of a nuclear test agreement has been a primary effort we made to achieve agreement.

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Feb 24, 1962

I believe now we need to have our representatives do further exploratory work of a more detailed nature.

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Feb 24, 1962

In our February 7 message, the Prime Minister and I attempted to lay a further framework for the conduct of the negotiations.

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Feb 21, 1962

No member of the board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of airline employees or any carrier.

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Feb 21, 1962

No change, except by agreement, shall be made by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., or by its employees, in the condition out of which the dispute arose.

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Feb 20, 1962

I have long held this same belief and indeed put it forward strongly in my first state of the Union message.

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Feb 20, 1962

Well, I think it would be premature to attempt to suggest, because all we have now, so far, is an indication of interest, and we know from long experience that it's more difficult to transform these general expressions into specific…

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Feb 20, 1962

I'm hopeful that there is a cease-fire agreement, that it will permit an orderly and satisfactory solution, and we are, of course, most interested in the efforts that are being made to achieve that.

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Feb 20, 1962

We have attempted in recent weeks and months to limit the number of families going overseas, and the only reason for it has been that we are losing dollars and gold, and we have to attempt to bring it into balance, and this has been one of…

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Feb 20, 1962

We will indicate in the response our desire that space be explored peacefully and that we will be glad, in the United Nations and in any other forum, to discuss how this can best be done so that this new ocean which I referred to yesterday…

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Feb 20, 1962

I welcome your statement that our countries should cooperate in the exploration of space.

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Feb 20, 1962

I AM PLEASED to receive the report of the Governor of Illinois and the Members of the Illinois congressional delegation on the heartening progress being made in the southern section of Illinois to solve the difficult economic problems that…

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Feb 20, 1962

I now invite all nations--including the Soviet Union--to join with us in developing a weather prediction program, in a new communications satellite program and in preparation for probing the distant planets of Mars and Venus, probes which…

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Feb 20, 1962

I am instructing the appropriate officers of this Government to prepare new and concrete proposals for immediate projects of common action.

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Feb 20, 1962

Our policy has been quite consistent since last April, when we agreed to the cease-fire, and we have, since that date, been attempting to organize a government and secure agreements from the parties who are involved internally and…

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Feb 20, 1962

The first bill proposed by my administration (S. 1) represented an effort to marshal the efforts of Federal, State, and local governments to bring new hope and more importantly new jobs to those many sections of the country which had…

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Feb 20, 1962

The results of the joint effort in Illinois provide eloquent justification for the program and demonstrate that renewed enthusiasm and combined efforts can indeed make the difference in any particular area.

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Feb 20, 1962

I should note too that the Area Redevelopment Administration has demonstrated through its role in bringing together the various Federal departments and agencies as well as local and State authorities that it can perform the tasks assigned…

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Feb 20, 1962

As important as the new spirit of southern Illinois is to that area it is even more significant as a source of encouragement to other regions anxious to restore economic vitality and vigor to their section of the country.

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Feb 20, 1962

But obviously special opportunities and responsibilities fall to our two countries.

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Feb 19, 1962

Some months ago I said that I hoped every American would serve his country.

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Feb 19, 1962

This proposal has two principal features: (1) It establishes a sound, objective and continuous standard for determining proper salary levels by following the concept of comparability

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