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On the recordNovember 6, 1963
I hope private industry and labor will also realize that those who are handicapped frequently are more than compensated by their desire to be useful and to play a gainful role.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to Officers of State Governors' Committees on Employment of the Handicapped.

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