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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “For the first time in the history of the United States an enemy stands poised at the throat of the United States.”

On the recordAugust 25, 1960
For the first time in the history of the United States an enemy stands poised at the throat of the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Text of Telephone Address by Senator John F. Kennedy to Amvet Convention, Miami Beach, FL

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