![]() If the Russians used force to override our rights, Kennedy warned, they would be met with still greater force: “We do not want to fight but we have fought before.” In consequence, he was calling upon Congress to appropriate $93,000,000 to provide shelter for the population against radioactive fallout. Those rights might be terminated on December 31 when Premier Khrushchev signed, as he threatened to do, a separate peace treaty with East Germany. The Russians were threatening American access rights to that isolated city, the President told an audience of 50,000,000 tense and expectant Americans. ![]() Kennedy went before television cameras to explain to his countrymen the grave meaning and still graver consequences of the deepening crisis over Berlin. Usually they involve drinking heavily, but sometimes we get more creative.It all began on the evening of July 25, 1961, when President John F. Socials are sporadic special events promoted by /r/LosAngeles. Content that would normally be removed for self-promotion is allowed within reason. ![]() Comments with proper formatting will appear in the Events Table. Posting about a meet-up or event? Use the stickied Meet-up and Events Thread. "What should I do?" (link broken here, too. ![]() Please visit the Rules Page for all rules & guidelines. Hit the "edit" link by your username in the sidebar above ⬆️️ to pick a neighborhood. WARNING: /r/LosAngeles contains rules and users known to the State of California to cause cancer. ![]()
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