John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Large numbers of lives could be saved by adequate fallout shelter…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1962

Large numbers of lives could be saved by adequate fallout shelter space.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees on Civil Defense.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Large numbers of lives could be saved by adequate fallout shelter space.”