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Robert C. Byrd: “If we are about to go to a summit conference with the idea that we will have to yield, then we are defeated to begin…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 1961
If we are about to go to a summit conference with the idea that we will have to yield, then we are defeated to begin with. We must remind Mr. Khrushchev that we are interested in self-determination by the peoples of East Germany.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Sep 14, 1961

Editor's note · Context

Discussing a possible summit conference with the Soviet Union over Berlin.

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