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On the recordMarch 1, 1962
In the absence of any major shift in Soviet policies, no American President--responsible for the freedom and the safety of so many people--could in good faith make any other decision.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Address to the American People: Nuclear Testing and Disarmament

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