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Jan. 14, 1963: JFK dowplayed Cuba as he prepared for State of the Union

Jan. 14, 1963: JFK dowplayed Cuba as he prepared for State of the Union

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On Monday morning, January 14, President John F. Kennedy woke up prepared to give his third State of the Union address on Capitol Hill. He would never give another.

The past few days had been spent in intense preparation. JFK had shaped the address to focus on managing the Western coalition arrayed against the Soviet Union while proposing a three-year $1…

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