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Remarks at Eglin Air force Base, Florida, After Witnessing a flying Demonstration.

May 04, 1962

General Warren, General Sweeney, Secretary Zuckert, Mr. Vice President, General LeMay, Deputy Secretary Gilpatric, ladies and gentlemen:

I know that all of you are connected with this base, that you are either the children or the wives of the people who work here-fliers and those who help man these planes. I would like to express my very great thanks on behalf of all of us to all of you.

I don't think anyone could have watched the flying that we have seen today and the commitment to this country demonstrated by those who manned these airplanes, and serviced them, without going back home a good deal happier.

We want to thank you all. I hope that all Americans realize what you're doing.

Thank you.

Note: In his opening remarks the President referred to Maj. Gen. Robert H. Warren, Commander, Air Proving Ground, Eglin Air force Base; Gen. Waker C. Sweeney, Jr., Commander, Tactical Air Command, Langley Air force Base, Va.; Eugene M. Zuckert, Secretary of the Air force; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, Chief of Staff, Air force; and Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense.

John F. Kennedy, Remarks at Eglin Air force Base, Florida, After Witnessing a flying Demonstration. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/236555

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