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Johnny Isakson: President Kennedy did a great thing in that conflict because... they used an embargo on an island as a line--a red line…

On the recordOctober 29, 2017
President Kennedy did a great thing in that conflict because... they used an embargo on an island as a line--a red line in the sand, so to speak.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson reflects on Kennedy's decisive actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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