John Kennedy actually said...

For of all the awesome responsibilities entrusted to this office, none is more somber to contemplate than the special statutory authority to employ nuclear arms in the defense of our people and freedom.

Context

Radio and Television Address to the American People: Nuclear Testing and Disarmament

03/01/1962

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