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On the recordOctober 9, 1963
Most of all, I want to express our appreciation to the astronauts, who have become part of the American story in a very real way, and to their wives, who are also here.
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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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