US president John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy is remembered as much for international tensions and his untimely assassination in 1963 as for his peace-making, but it has subsequently transpired that he worked hard to avert conflict and resisted pressure from his hawks to declare all-out war against Cuba. The remarks on this card were made at the Pageant of Peace Ceremonies (the lighting of the Washington National Community Christmas tree) in 1962. It’s a message worth reminding ourselves and others of before we press any buttons we shouldn’t…

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