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On the recordNovember 13, 1963
No industry has a greater impact upon the Nation and no industry has a greater opportunity to affect our economic progress.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the Dedication of the Delaware-Maryland Turnpike.

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