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On the recordOctober 9, 1963
When the plane was first invented, I am sure there were a good many who wondered what possible use it could be.
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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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