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On the recordSeptember 17, 1963
I have no doubt that the nuclear test ban treaty will be approved by the Senate, and by a margin large enough to show the world that the American people want a just peace.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Address to the Nation on the Test Ban Treaty and the Tax Reduction Bill

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