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Have you ever noticed
when there's a large group of them,
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they always follow the leader
with the biggest bomb?
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Good evening, gentlemen.
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Good evening, Mr. President.
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I substituted strike for wipe out,
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and deleted the reference
to mega tonnage.
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Thank you, Ted.
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Thank you, Mrs. Lincoln, thank you.
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Thirty seconds, Mr. President.
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Will I hear the introduction?
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Yes, sir.
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Speaking from the White House,
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the President of the United States.
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Good evening, my fellow citizens:
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This Government, as promised,
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has maintained the closest surveillance
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of the Soviet military buildup
on the island of Cuba.
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Within the past week,
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unmistakable evidence has
established the fact
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that a series of offensive missile sites
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is now in preparation
on that imprisoned island.
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The purpose of these bases
can be none other
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than to provide
a nuclear strike capability
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against the Western Hemisphere.
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Acting, therefore,
in defense of our own security,
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and under the authority entrusted
to me by the Constitution,
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I have directed that the following
initial steps be taken.
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First: To halt this offensive buildup,
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a strict quarantine shall be imposed.
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All ships of any kind bound for Cuba
will be turned back
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if found to contain cargoes
of offensive weapons.
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Second: I have directed the increased
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close surveillance of Cuba.
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Third:
It shall be the policy of this Nation
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to regard any nuclear attack
launched from Cuba
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as an attack by the Soviet Union
on the United States,
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requiring a full retaliatory response.
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Fourth:
I have reinforced our base at Guantanamo.
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Fifth:
We are calling for an immediate meeting