Bill Clinton actually said...

I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency in response to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba.

Context

Message to the Congress on the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba

02/29/1996

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