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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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Jun 2, 1963

To the prosperity of his people and to his well-being, I hope you will all drink to President Radhakrishnan.

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Jun 2, 1963

We cannot always control events, but we can always control our attitude toward events.

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Jun 2, 1963

I want to express a very warm welcome to you to this House and also again to this country.

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Jun 2, 1963

I want to express a very warm welcome to you to the United States.

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Jun 2, 1963

Winston Churchill once said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all of the other systems that have been tried.

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Jun 2, 1963

I am glad to welcome you here, Mr. President, because of your own kindness to Mrs. Kennedy during her journey to India.

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Jun 2, 1963

I do think it is important for us to recall the obligations which go with that form of government.

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May 27, 1963

I am pleased to sign S. 20 into law today-an act which will promote the coordination and development of effective outdoor recreation programs.

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May 27, 1963

I believe all Americans will ultimately benefit from the enactment of S. 20, and I am pleased to approve it in the presence of those who were instrumental in its development and passage by the Congress.

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May 26, 1963

Lands hereby added to the Bandelier National Monument shall be subject to all the laws and regulations applicable to such monument and subject to the further restriction that the activities conducted thereon shall be confined to those…

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May 26, 1963

Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, injure, destroy, deface or remove any feature of the area herein added to the monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands reserved by this…

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May 26, 1963

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1963 will apply to this library the preferable pattern of organization existing with respect to other Presidential libraries.

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May 26, 1963

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1963, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, and providing for the reorganization of certain functions relating to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.

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May 26, 1963

In the last analysis, an intelligent decision on any portion of the transportation problems of the National Capital region should be made on the basis of a plan which encompasses both mass transit and highways.

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May 26, 1963

I am keenly aware that there is no single touchstone that will resolve the relative roles of highways and rapid transit facilities in providing for total regional transportation needs, and that wide differences of opinion exist as to the…

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May 26, 1963

Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431), and otherwise, do proclaim as follows:

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May 26, 1963

The Agency's proposed Transit Development Program is, in my judgment, both sound and necessary.

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May 22, 1963

There is no final victory but rather all Americans must be always prepared to play their proper part in a difficult and dangerous world.

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May 22, 1963

Last year I won the award and they came to Washington to present it to me, but the Secret Service just wouldn't let them in!

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May 21, 1963

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1641et seq. ),hereinafter referred to as the 'Act,' it is hereby ordered as follows:

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May 21, 1963

The Secretary is hereby authorized to redelegate within the Department of Agriculture the authority hereinabove delegated to him.

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May 20, 1963

That is a very technical way of saying it, but it says all we want to say.

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May 20, 1963

I think before the end of the sixties we will send a man to the moon, an American.

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