John Kennedy actually said...

Our top military and diplomatic leaders tried first to prevent the buildup and then to reduce it - and Chiang at one time agreed to a reduction, despite what Mr. Herter calls' his 'almost pathological interest' in keeping the islands.

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Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy Prepared for a Dinner Held by the Democratic National and State Committees, Waldorf-...

10/11/1960

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