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Eisenhower: “I know that you would not wish your government to take such a reckless gamble.”

On the recordMay 20, 1957
I know that you would not wish your government to take such a reckless gamble.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Mutual Security in Waging the Peace.

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