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On the recordApril 27, 1961
Fellow Americans:The annual civil defense exercise of which this broadcast is a part is a test of our program of peaceful preparedness.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Recorded for Broadcast During the Annual Civil Defense Exercises.

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