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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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Jan 15, 1963

I am confident that actions on these recommendations will contribute materially to improved administration of Federal regulatory programs

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Jan 15, 1963

Mr. Prime Minister, I am delighted to welcome you back to the United States, to welcome back an old friend I have known for a great many years, and to welcome back the head of a distinguished and longtime friend, the Republic of Italy.

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Jan 15, 1963

Your own willingness to devote your time and energy to that important undertaking and the dedication to public service which you have demonstrated in this and so many other ways are very much appreciated

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Jan 15, 1963

I am disappointed that you are not available to continue your leadership in this field

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Jan 14, 1963

But history is what men make of it--and we would be foolish to think that we can realize our own vision of a free and diverse future without unceasing vigilance, discipline and labor.

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Jan 14, 1963

In Latin America, where the Castro regime was to provide a lever to pry away the whole southern half of the hemisphere, the clandestine but unsuccessful effort to transform the disillusioned island of Cuba into a nuclear base--as…

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Jan 14, 1963

Above all, we must both demonstrate and develop the affirmative power of the democratic ideal--remembering always that nations are great, not for what they are against, but what they are for.

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Jan 14, 1963

One of the members of the Commission shall be designated by the President as the Chairman thereof

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Jan 14, 1963

The Communist 'bet' is that the future will be a Communist world--that the inexorable processes of history must send all nations, some early, some late, through the Marxist wringer.

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Jan 14, 1963

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States it is ordered as follows

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Jan 14, 1963

The Commission shall submit its final report to the President by November 1, 1963, and shall terminate not later than December 31, 1963

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Jan 14, 1963

YESTERDAY'S headlines are not necessarily the chapter titles for tomorrow's historians.

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Jan 14, 1963

Our 'bet' is that the future will be a world community of independent nations, with a diversity of economic, political and religious systems, united by a common respect for the rights of others.

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Jan 11, 1963

We want our citizens to be the best educated in the world, and it can be done by private groups such as you, by families, by local communities, by cities, by States, and by the National Government.

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Jan 11, 1963

There is no sense in having wide boulevards and beautiful buildings if the children who live in this city do not have an opportunity to develop their talents.

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Jan 8, 1963

It is therefore my intention, acting on the advice of the Department of Justice, to treat this provision as a request for information.

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Jan 8, 1963

It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the White House to participate in this ceremony honoring General Norstad again for his service to our country.

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Jan 8, 1963

May I again express my deep appreciation to you for your willingness to take on this matter.

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Jan 8, 1963

In the agreement with Japan, the United States corrected an error consisting of the omission of a part of a concession it had agreed to grant Japan in the 1960-61 tariff conference but which it had inadvertently failed to include in either…

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Jan 8, 1963

He is overburdened on his left breast, but I know of no one to whom the people of the United States owe more in the last 5 or 6 years in the field of our national security.

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Jan 8, 1963

We have therefore been very dependent upon the maintenance of this alliance, for such a long period with such a success, on General Norstad and his predecessors.

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Jan 8, 1963

ALL PARTIES in the sports dispute have agreed to proceed with you as arbitrator.

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Jan 8, 1963

As explained in my message of March 7, 1962, the Tariff Commission in preparation for the 1960-61 tariff conference was required to make hurried predictions as to future market conditions for thousands of individual articles.

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