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On the recordJanuary 26, 1961
In the presently troubled world, we cannot be a peacemaker if we are not also the protector of those individuals as well as nations who cast with us their personal liberty and hopes for the future.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Secretary Ribicoff Requesting Him To Undertake Direction of Cuban Refugee Activities.

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