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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I think it's important that we seize the initiative and do not permit those who are not friends of freedom to become the…”

On the recordApril 11, 1961
I think it's important that we seize the initiative and do not permit those who are not friends of freedom to become the spokesmen for the material aspirations of the people of Latin America.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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