John F. Kennedy: “We have neglected oceanography, saline water conversion, and the basic…”

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We have neglected oceanography, saline water conversion, and the basic research that lies at the root of all progress.

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John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy emphasizes the importance of oceanography and basic research for progress in his State of the Union address.

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For you and I are privileged to serve the great Republic in what could be the most decisive decade in its long history.

And we will have forged across the Atlantic a trading partnership with vast resources for freedom.

And while no nation has ever faced such a challenge, no nation has ever been so ready to seize the burden and the glory of freedom.

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John F. Kennedy: “We have neglected oceanography, saline water conversion, and the basic research that lies at the root of all progress.”