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Robert C. Byrd: “The Russian sputniks and our own satellites are signs in the sky that the race between the Communist world and the Free…”

On the recordAugust 8, 1958
The Russian sputniks and our own satellites are signs in the sky that the race between the Communist world and the Free World has entered a new, a deeper, a more profound dimension.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Aug 8, 1958

Editor's note · Context

Speaking on the Soviet challenge after the sputnik launches.

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