On the recordJune 21, 1963
I realize that I am asking the military community to take a leadership role, but I believe that this is proper.
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presidency.ucsb.eduJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I realize that I am asking the military community to take a leadership role, but I believe that this is proper.”
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