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American University Speech ('A Strategy of Peace')

At American University in Washington, D.C., Kennedy delivered a major address outlining a vision for peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union and urged steps toward nuclear disarmament and a test-ban agreement.

American University Speech ('A Strategy of Peace')

The speech marked a turning point in Cold War rhetoric—softening confrontation, paving political groundwork for the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and reframing U.S. policy toward pursuit of negotiated arms limitations.

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