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On the recordOctober 9, 1963
I can assure you that it has had a most extraordinary influence on our lives, been useful beyond measure to the United States, and I feel that way about what we are trying to do now.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Presenting the Collier Trophy to the First U.S. Astronauts

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