05/16/1962
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"The situation in Laos is most serious."
"All Mississippians--and indeed all Americans--should join in protecting the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and comply with the laws of the United States."
"We have not determined that it is in our national interest or in the general interest of the hemisphere for us to launch an invasion."
"I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 17, 1963, as National Defense Transportation Day, and the week beginning May 12, 1963, as National Transp..."