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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Mr. Chairman, I think you agree that we must approach this meeting with utmost seriousness and dedication if we are to…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1962
Mr. Chairman, I think you agree that we must approach this meeting with utmost seriousness and dedication if we are to avoid a gradual drift to the same kind of aimless and propaganda-oriented talk which has characterized so much of past disarmament negotiations.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Message to Chairman Khrushchev Concerning the forthcoming Disarmament Negotiations in Geneva.

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