Robert F. Kennedy Papers. 1937 - 6/6/1968. Robert F. Kennedy Papers: Attorney General Papers: General Correspondence. 1961 - 1964. Robert F. Kennedy Papers: Attorney General Papers: General Correspondence: True - Tsongas. 1/20/1961 - 8/1964. Paul Tsongas Letter to Robert F. Kennedy April 1, 1963

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Robert F. Kennedy Papers. 1937 - 6/6/1968. Robert F. Kennedy Papers: Attorney General Papers: General Correspondence. 1961 - 1964. Robert F. Kennedy Papers: Attorney General Papers: General Correspondence: True - Tsongas. 1/20/1961 - 8/1964. Paul Tsongas Letter to Robert F. Kennedy April 1, 1963

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Letter from Paul Tsongas (U. S. Senator, Massachusetts, 1979 to 1985) to Robert F. Kennedy on his political aspirations. Tsongas mentions serving in the Peace Corps.

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