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State of the Union Address

President John F. Kennedy delivered the 1962 State of the Union to a joint session of Congress, outlining his New Frontier priorities—emphasizing civil rights, education and health care for the elderly, and the space program.

The speech set the administration's legislative agenda and public expectations for 1962, framing key domestic and foreign-policy initiatives including commitments in the emerging space race.

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