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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The incompatibility may rest in the fact that it's hard to get an agreement on any matter when there is suspicion…”

On the recordApril 20, 1961
The incompatibility may rest in the fact that it's hard to get an agreement on any matter when there is suspicion between the two systems and when one of the systems are pressing their interest with great vigor around the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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