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On the recordOctober 21, 1962
Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right--not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

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