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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.

Sep 19, 1963

I hope you stay here, and I want you to know that in Washington we are strongly behind you and we are very grateful that you are here and that the United States Delegation to the United Nations is led by our distinguished friend, Governor…

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Sep 19, 1963

I want to express a very warm sense of appreciation which all of us feel to you for the work that you are doing.

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Sep 19, 1963

I really came here today not to make any particular proposals, but to indicate my strong feeling that the United Nations must be supported by the United States, and that other countries must not only support it verbally, but must support…

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Sep 19, 1963

The United Nations has been criticized, has been under attack, for a good many years, but as Mr. Frost has said about not taking down a wall until you know why it is put up, if there wasn't a United Nations we would certainly have to…

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Sep 18, 1963

There can be no greater evidence of American vitality, intelligence and humanitarian tradition.

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Sep 18, 1963

Society for too long has closed the door against the mentally retarded.

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Sep 18, 1963

Our present system of care might better be called our system of 'don't care'.

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Sep 18, 1963

Never in the history of man has it been possible to achieve greater gains against this grave and complex problem.

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Sep 18, 1963

We have left behind prejudice, superstition and ignorance which since the dawn of time distorted our thinking about the mentally retarded.

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