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On the recordFebruary 19, 1962
But this is the new ocean, and I believe the United States must sail on it and be in a position second to none.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Following the Orbital Flight of Col. John H. Glenn, Jr.

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