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John F. Kennedy: New nations asked to choose between two competing systems need only compare conditions in East and West Germany, Eastern…

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New nations asked to choose between two competing systems need only compare conditions in East and West Germany, Eastern and Western Europe, North and South Viet-Nam.
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John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy urges new nations to evaluate the contrasting conditions of East and West Germany and other regions.

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