02/28/2018
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"No nation, least of all ours, can rest easy"
"We cannot now reclaim the opportunities we lost in the past"
"It is desirable that we hold to or better the schedule laid down in 1961, and reach firm decisions as soon as practicable in 1963 on future actions concerning the development of a supersonic aircraft."
"I ask that each of you give this matter his personal attention and that your recommendations reflect your considered judgment on this important matter."