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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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Oct 4, 1962

In the face of staggering problems which, from the human point of view, seem at times to be almost insoluble, people all over the world have found reason for renewed confidence and courage.

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Oct 4, 1962

This summer we lost health care for the aged, which affects not only the aged, but their sons and daughters who're about 40 or 45 who must support their fathers or mothers and also must educate their child.

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Oct 4, 1962

I hold the view in 1962, with all of the great problems that we have here in the United States at home, that it is vitally important that we have an executive branch of the Government and a House and a Senate which is committed to progress.

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Oct 2, 1962

Well, it does us a lot of good, so I certainly extend all the congratulations to you and your family.

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Oct 2, 1962

I direct the appropriate officers of the Federal Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day; and I request the appropriate officers of the State and local governments likewise to display the…

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Oct 2, 1962

I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the memory of Christopher Columbus and his daring achievement.

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Oct 1, 1962

To translate these dreams into hard reality has become the great imperative of our time.

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Oct 1, 1962

This amendment of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act should prove helpful in our efforts to halt the decline of our migratory waterfowl population and at the same time provide appropriate protection for the interests of…

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Oct 1, 1962

The specific illustration cited was the case of one department paying to have wetlands drained for agricultural purposes while another is purchasing such lands for wildlife or waterfowl refuges.

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Oct 1, 1962

I am pleased to sign the bill authorizing a loan to the United Nations and appropriating the funds therefor.

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Oct 1, 1962

The legislation makes a great deal of sense and I want to commend all who had a part in its development and enactment.

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Oct 1, 1962

This legislation responds to a statement contained in my February 1961 message to the Congress on natural resources expressing the hope that fish and wildlife opportunities could be expanded without conflict between government agencies.

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Oct 1, 1962

I am happy to approve H.R. 8520 which amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to offer to lease or purchase certain wetlands valuable for waterfowl before the Agriculture Department…

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Oct 1, 1962

I believe that that machinery and those activities of the United Nations are vital to the peace of the world.

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Oct 1, 1962

This legislation demonstrates the determination of the American people to support the United Nations in this demanding task in the years ahead.

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Oct 1, 1962

For centuries, men have dreamed of a way to secure world peace.

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Sep 30, 1962

We're particularly glad to have General Taylor, with his broad experience, his distinguished combat record in Europe, and in the Pacific and in Korea, who I think comprehends and divines the great strategic and tactical problems which face…

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Sep 30, 1962

I have worked very intimately with General Taylor where he has been the military representative of the President, working closely with me as liaison with the Chiefs, who are my official advisers under the laws of the Congress, and as a…

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Sep 30, 1962

Such disputes have resulted in a strike which, if permitted to continue, will, in my opinion, affect a substantial part of the maritime industry

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Sep 29, 1962

They agreed on the serious nature of developments in Cuba and they discussed ways and means of containing further Communist expansion and subversion in the Caribbean.

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Sep 29, 1962

Neither Mississippi nor any other southern State deserves to be charged with all the accumulated wrongs of the last 100 years of race relations.

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