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Roz (Wyman), Mrs. Borshow, Mrs. Mosk, Governor Brown, Mrs. Price, Mr. Reeves, ladies and gentlemen: Governor Brown just said that all the beautiful girls were up in front. But having been in the back
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I refer to strong Presidents today because I have premised my own campaign on that central issue – the Presidency itself – its powers, their use and their decline. I realize that here in California it
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Listen to the speech. View related documents. President John F. Kennedy Washington, D.C. June 10, 1963 President Anderson, members of the faculty, board of trustees, distinguished guests, my old
Listen to the speech. View related documents. President John F. Kennedy June 11, 1962 President Griswold, members of the faculty and fellows, graduates and their families, ladies and gentlemen: Let me
I am proud and grateful for the honor bestowed upon me today by a University justly celebrated even beyond the borders of Massachusetts – an honor I could not possibly have foreseen some 16 years ago
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Collections, folders, and individual items can be closed to research for several reasons. Researchers have various options for requesting the review and potential opening of closed materials, depending on the reason for the closure.
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Below is a limited selection of speeches given by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, sorted chronologically. For more information please contact Kennedy.Library@nara.gov. Have a research question? Ask an
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation provides funds to scholars and students interested in researching the Ernest Hemingway Collection. Stipend Amount: up to $5,000. Research Focus: Grant
Listen to the birthday greeting. SENATOR KENNEDY: Ray Miller, ladies and gentlemen: This is the third year in a row that I have been honored by being invited to this Steer Roast, and I hope that
Listen to the speech. Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy Washington, D.C. January 20, 1961 Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President
I shall run in the Indiana Presidential Primary. It is my sincere hope that other Presidential aspirants will enter this Primary. The laws of this state were designed to give its voters a meaningful
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MR. CRONKITE: How are you, Senator? SENATOR KENNEDY: Walter, I'm glad to see you. MR. CRONKITE: It's good to be with you. SENATOR KENNEDY: Thank you very much. Won't you sit down and perhaps we can
KEATING: Ladies and gentlemen, this is Senator Ken Keating with "Let's Look at Congress." My guest today is Senator John F. Kennedy, of Massachusetts, who is generally regarded, as near as I can find
I have always thought it an interesting commentary on history that all Democratic dinners across the country always link together the two founding fathers of our party, Andrew Jackson and Thomas