John Fitzgerald Kennedy said "I draw it around Formosa and the Pescadores - the area essential to our security." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 11, 1960

I draw it around Formosa and the Pescadores - the area essential to our security.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy Prepared for a Dinner Held by the Democratic National and State Committees, Waldorf-...

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