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On the recordOctober 26, 1962
The first thing that needs to be done, however, is for work to cease on offensive missile bases in Cuba and for all weapons systems in Cuba capable of offensive use to be rendered inoperable, under effective United Nations arrangements.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Message to Chairman Khrushchev Calling for Removal of Soviet Missiles From Cuba

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