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On the recordAugust 26, 1963
My own feeling is that the military strength of the United States and the willingness of devoted Americans to serve this country all around the globe has played a major role in maintaining the rather uneasy peace of the last 18 years.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks to a Group From the Military Schools of Brazil.

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