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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.

Mar 14, 1961

It is my understanding that the Joint Committee on the Economic Report may call back Mr. Martin and Mr. Helley to discuss this further.

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Mar 14, 1961

We are determined to support the government and the people of Laos in resisting this attempt.

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Mar 14, 1961

I think that all this matter should be examined carefully by the Congress.

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Mar 14, 1961

If we pursue policies of stability and growth inspiring world confidence, foreign governments should respond to higher interest rates on time deposits thereby aiding our gold outflow problem.

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Mar 14, 1961

Mr. Dean goes back to Geneva with the hope, the administration's hope, that it will be possible for the United States, the British, and the Russians to come to an agreement on nuclear--for a nuclear test ban, which would provide adequate…

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Mar 14, 1961

I will consider what usefully could be done to advance progress.

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Mar 12, 1961

To achieve this goal political freedom must accompany material progress. Our Alliance for Progress is an alliance of free governments-and it must work to eliminate tyranny from a hemisphere in which it has no rightful place.

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Mar 12, 1961

For only an effort of towering dimensions can ensure fulfillment of our plan for a decade of progress.

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Mar 12, 1961

Therefore I have called on all the people of the hemisphere to join in a new Alliance for Progress--Alianza para [el] Progreso--a vast cooperative effort, unparalleled in magnitude and nobility of purpose, to satisfy the basic needs of the…

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