The President's News Conference
01/31/1961
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It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.
For the first time in the history of the United States an enemy stands poised at the throat of the United States.
The farmer is the only man in our economy who has to buy everything at retail, sell everything at wholesale, and pay the freight both ways.
30 days is necessary to ensure that we don't rush these people into making this decision.