John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "I thank you and the Soviet people on behalf of the American people for your congratulations on Commander Schirra's successful space flight." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 5, 1962

I thank you and the Soviet people on behalf of the American people for your congratulations on Commander Schirra's successful space flight.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Reply to Chairman Khrushchev's Message on the Flight of Commander Schirra.

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