09/02/1964
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"I would like for him to be a man of the people who felt a compassionate concern for their welfare and who enjoyed public service and was dedicated to it."
"The simple and sure truth of our times is that America in this decade must enlarge, must broaden, must deepen its commitment to the classroom as the central core of our society and of our success."
"I haven't talked to the author and I haven't discussed the subject with anyone else."
"I need your help--I need the help of every American."