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There are two lemons in the larder of Modern China's history. Stalin's, dating from April 1927, is certainly the better known:Chiang Kaishek is submitting to discipline. The Kuomintang is a bloc, a sort of revolutionary parliament, with the Right, the Left and the Communists. Why make a coup d'etat? Why drive away the Right when we have the majority and the Right listens to us?… Also, they have connections with the rich merchants and can raise money from them. So they have to be utilized to the end, squeezed out like a lemon, and then flung away.

The report of the Presidential commission set up to study the assassination of President Kennedy: a detailed, documented account of the events leading up to and following the assassination

This letter is from Senator John F. Kennedy (who later became the 35th President of the United States) and is addressed to Jennie R. Cournoyer. Jennie Cournoyer served as the secretary in the Alumni Office at Springfield College for over 40 years, retiring in 1961. Kennedy is thanking her for the issue of the Springfield Student that was sent to him in April of 1956. Kennedy served as the main speaker at the 70th Commencement Ceremony at Springfield College on June 10, 1956. The graduating class that year had 343 students. His speech discusses how a new era is coming for New England and students should have high hopes for their futures and what is to come. He talks about how politics, economics and services in Massachusetts are also changing and therefore new ideas are necessary from the graduating students.