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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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