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“[Not achieving a nuclear test ban] would have to be classed as the greatest disappointment of any administration of any decade, of any time and of any party.”

Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower

English biography, 120-180 words more

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