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On the recordSeptember 5, 1960
Our Government owes the American people a full explanation of this situation and an explanation of what is being done to keep Russia from establishing a new satellite, this time in the heart of Africa.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement on African Affairs by Senator John F. Kennedy

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