John F. Kennedy: “Each day we draw nearer the hour of maximum danger, as weapons spread…”

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Each day we draw nearer the hour of maximum danger, as weapons spread and hostile forces grow stronger.

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John F. Kennedy

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Kennedy warns of the increasing dangers posed by global tensions in his State of the Union address.

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