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This document comes from the file unit “Mental Retardation” from President John F. Kennedy’s Papers.
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-3: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: President's Office Files.
National Archives Identifier: 6050320
Full Citation: Letter from Chairman Melvin J. Maas of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped to President John F. Kennedy; 2/26/1963; Collection JFK-3: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: President’s Office Files,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-chairman-melvin-j-maas-of-the-presidents-committee-on-employment-of-the-handicapped-to-president-john-f-kennedy/, June 5, 2026]
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