For my part, I shall withhold from neither the Congress nor the people any fact or report, past, present, or future, which is necessary for an informed judgment of our conduct and hazards.
John F. Kennedy: “For my part, I shall withhold from neither the Congress nor the people any fact or report, past, present, or future…”
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Kennedy asserts his commitment to transparency and accountability in governance.
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