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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, the Edgewater, Anchorage, AK

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Nov 7, 1963

Never has there been any question in my mind, President Eisenhower said recently, as to the necessity of a program of economic and military aid to keep the free nations of the world from being overrun by the Communists.

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Nov 7, 1963

Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than…

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Nov 13, 1963

I just say that there's no sense having a program if a man who is innocent of any intelligence mission, which is true in this case, is subjected to arrest without means of defense.

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Nov 4, 1963

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.

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