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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “We propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come; and we are determined to maintain…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1962
We propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come; and we are determined to maintain the spirit which you have shown tonight.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Evening Parade following an Inspection of the Marine Barracks.

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