06/09/1963
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"Force shall not be used except in case of failure or refusal to comply with directions, or with regulations or directives of the Secretary of Defense issued hereunder, after reasonable efforts have be..."
"However, if the enlistment of a member of the Ready Reserve who is ordered to active duty under section 1 of this Executive Order would expire after February 28, 1963, but before he has served the ent..."
"The forces under my command are ordered, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Greenwich time October 24, 1962, to interdict the delivery of offensive weapons and associated materiel to Cuba."
"Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right--not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world."