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On the recordMarch 13, 1962
We bear great responsibilities, and if anyone feels that these countries are unimportant, or that it doesn't make any difference if Latin America is taken over, or if significant countries are, by Communists, and if they're not interested in this fight, then they should cut it.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts
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The President's News Conference

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