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On the recordNovember 7, 1963
Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than ever before.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the Dinner of the Protestant Council of the City of New York.

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