06/27/1963
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"I am not going to make a speech in this rain."
"This is a great forum which if given the attention and prestige and support that it needs can serve as a great clearinghouse for peace."
"I don't run for the office of the Presidency promising that if I am elected life is going to be easy."
"The United States must be strong; not 'Strong, if,' not 'Strong, when,' not 'Strong enough, but,' but 'Strong first.'"