On the recordJuly 20, 1961
We must recognize that the Communist ultimatum on West Berlin has placed us at the crossroads of our national existence. We can either purchase a spurious peace at the expense of other people or we can say that this is it.
Robert C. Byrd: “We must recognize that the Communist ultimatum on West Berlin has placed us at the crossroads of our national existence.…”
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Speaking on the Soviet ultimatum over West Berlin.
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