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On the recordMarch 22, 1963
My fervent hope is that the United States of America, in meeting the needs of this decade, will also be peopled by 'men able to use their opportunities.'
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at a Civic Luncheon in Chicago.

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