On the recordOctober 17, 1960
Our ability to meet our commitments around the globe has been critically impaired by the failure to develop an airlift capacity sufficient to move our forces to developing trouble spots;
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presidency.ucsb.eduJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Our ability to meet our commitments around the globe has been critically impaired by the failure to develop an airlift…”
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Excerpts of Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, American Legion Convention, Miami Beach, FL - (Advance Release Text)
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