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John 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.

May 13, 1962

We have greatly expanded the water pollution control program in order to join with you in providing adequate supplies of good water to meet urban and industrial needs.

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May 13, 1962

We have in the past months doubled our urban renewal program to help you in your fights against slum and blight.

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May 13, 1962

In Witness Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed

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May 13, 1962

I can think of nothing more useful than an exchange such as this, between your delegates and ours, and we hope that our visit down there will be another mark of our great interest in the friendly relations between Mexico and the United…

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May 13, 1962

WE WANT to express our welcome to all of you here to the White House, and to tell you how much I appreciate your coming up here.

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May 13, 1962

I am sure as city officials you've been heartened by the United States Supreme Court decision requiring more equitable representation of our urban areas in State legislatures.

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May 13, 1962

And I urge all our people to join in appropriate activities and ceremonies with the various branches of the transportation industry and representatives of governmental agencies

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May 13, 1962

This hemisphere must be a source of strength to ourselves, and also, I hope, inspiration to countries around the world, of how people can live together in amity and friendship over a long period of time.

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May 13, 1962

Mrs. French, we are glad to see you, and would you say a word about mathematics and education.

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May 13, 1962

We now have before the Congress a major proposal on urban mass transportation.

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May 13, 1962

In a short few decades we've moved from a rural to an urban way of life, and before long we shall be a nation with a vastly extended population, living in great urban areas in housing that does not now exist, served by community facilities…

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