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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is essential, therefore, that we compel the complete reevaluation of our national defense organization, that we…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1960
It is essential, therefore, that we compel the complete reevaluation of our national defense organization, that we eliminate the wasteful duplication, the service rivalry, the competitive overlapping, that has consumed our money and prevented us from developing maximum strength.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Seattle, WA

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