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President John F. Kennedy address from White House about U.S. action against Cuba and addresses Cuban people also.
President John F. Kennedy addresses people of United States about recent events in Cuba from White House (during Cuban Missile Crisis). President repeats commitment of peace. He warns further action of Cubans towards collection of nuclear weapons. He gives reference of constitution and briefs seven steps he has instructed. First to halt any offensive shipment and cargo carrying weapons to Cuba. He states that they wont stop any essential goods carrier as Soviets did in 1948. He talked to foreign minister of Organization of American States(OAS) and instructed arm forces to stay prepared. Second he warns any launch by USSR to U.S. Then he tells about meeting with organization of Consultation regarding regional security arrangements. He refers about meeting with security council. He discusses Soviet threat to world. President invites Chairman Khrushchev to mediate between Cuba and UN on this matter. He restates no wish to war but difficulty in living in atmosphere of timidness. President Kennedy addresses Cuban people who would be listening this telecast by special radio telecast. He states we respect justice and peace for all. He expresses sorrow for Cuban people. He pronounces Cuban leaders puppets of international conspiracy. He then asks U.S. citizen to be prepared for paying cost of freedom as sacrifice and patience. He states doing nothing to be greatest hazard. He restates U.S. commitment to never choose the way of surrender and work for freedom with peace.
Views of the exterior of the White House and Washington Monument in Washington D.C.
Views of the exterior of White House, fountains in the garden in front of the White House. American flag fluttering on the White House. Views of Washington monument, automobiles around it.
Television report about the Cuban Crisis and commencement of Cuba quarantine.
News broadcaster Thomas H. Wolfe, in Washington, DC, reports about the U.S. quarantine against any military shipments into Cuba during the Cuban Crisis. He discusses support for the quarantine from the Organization of American States and mentions referral of the matter to the United Nations. On the wall behind him are map of Cuba and image of President John F. Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy announces resumption of U.S. nuclear weapons testing during a speech in Washington DC.
United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivers a speech in Washington DC.on the subject of Nuclear Deterrence. President Kennedy seated on a podium and delivers his speech. He speaks into the microphone. A flag of United States on the stage. He talks about the nuclear weapons. Kennedy emphasizes on maintaining the quality and quantity of nuclear weapons so that America can survive nuclear attacks and have a credible deterrent.. He notes that there had been an agreed upon moratorium on Nuclear weapons testing. But, that the Soviet Union, abandoned that moratorium on September 1st, last year, when it commenced a series of nuclear weapons tests, many in the atmosphere. Accordingly, the President announced that he had first ordered the resumption of U.S. nuclear testing, limited to underground tests. Today, however, he was authorizing the Atomic Energy Commission and Department of Defense to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing as they deemed necessary under present circumstances, with due regard to issues of radioactive fallout and impacts on other nations..
John F. Kennedy defends decision to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing and argues for its safety
John Fitzgerald Kennedy speech in Washington DC. He is seated on a podium and delivers his speech. He speaks into the microphone. A flag of United States on the stage. He talks about the background radioactivity normally found in nature and claims that weapons testing will be designed to limit any measurable increase in this level. He describes Soviet weapons and tests. He explains what kind of tests need to be done by the U.S.
John F. Kennedy talks about the development of nuclear weapons of low weight during a speech in Washington DC.
U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivers a speech in Washington DC. President Kennedy seated on a podium and delivers his speech. He speaks into the microphone. A flag of United States on the stage. In the context of U.S. resumption of nuclear testing, President Kennedy talks about the constant change in nuclear weapon technology and development of the weapons according to the changes. He states that if the weapons have to be secure flexible and selective in impact, experiments with new designs have to be made. He also speaks about the development of low weight new series weapons for survival in a surprise attack. The weapons will be of low weight and high explosive content.