John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is true that your government, too, must fulfill its responsibility…”

On the recordApril 27, 1961

It is true that your government, too, must fulfill its responsibility in civil defense with vigorous leadership.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Recorded for Broadcast During the Annual Civil Defense Exercises.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is true that your government, too, must fulfill its responsibility in civil defense with vigorous leadership.”