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Affirmative Action

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, who established the concept of affirmative action by mandating that projects financed with federal funds "take affirmative action" to ensure that hiring and employment practices are free of racial bias.

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