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On the recordSeptember 11, 1960
Reverend Meza, Reverend Reck, I'm grateful for your generous invitation to speak my views.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Greater Houston Ministerial Association, Rice Hotel, Houston, TX

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