John Kennedy actually said...

I take our case to you because I am confident that you are willing to do whatever has to be done to make us first in the world militarily, and thus first in the fight for peace.

Context

Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Cadillac Square, Detroit, MI

09/04/1960

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