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John F. Kennedy Address During The Cuban Missile Crisis · 1962

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“It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union.”

John F. Kennedy · Address During The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 · Primary source

“We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the costs of worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth—but neither will we shrink from that risk at any time it must be faced.”

John F. Kennedy · Address During The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 · Primary source

“The 1930’s taught us a clear lesson: aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged ultimately leads to war.”

John F. Kennedy · Address During The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 · Primary source

“Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right—not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved.”

John F. Kennedy · Address During The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 · Primary source

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President of the United States · 1917-1963
John F. Kennedy

American politician who served as the 35th US president during a pivotal period of the Cold War.

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John F. Kennedy · 1962
Address During The Cuban Missile Crisis

A televised address announcing Soviet missile installations in Cuba, a US naval quarantine and demands for their removal.

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