02/20/1962
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"I invite the people of the United States of America, to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities, and I urge them to give renewed devotion to the just aspirations of all people for..."
"I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 15, 1962, as Captive Nations Week."
"No matter how complicated war has now become, we need a Navy which can take ships close in to shore; we need an Air force that can protect those ships; we need small boats that can take men on a beach..."
"It proves that the new breed is as good as the old breed, and I can think of no higher compliment."