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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9.75, April 10, 1963, White House letterhead. Group letter sent to “The Membership of the Third Navy-Industry Polaris Team Conference,” in full: “The Navy and the Polaris Industrial Team have served the Nation well in developing, producing, and deploying effectively the pivotal Polaris system on a most demanding schedule. The task of completing this potent force and of supporting its operations around the world is still to be accomplished. The sustained dedication and effort of the Polaris crews, of the Polaris management team, and of the many thousands of people in plants across our land who manufacture, equip and man this vitally important weapon system are more urgently required now than ever before. I commend you as you meet in Annapolis to assess the job remaining before you, and remind you that from those who achieve much, much is expected. The Nation expects your unflagging dedication and untiring efforts will continue to produce miracles—the kind of miracles necessary to guarantee our freedom.” The letter is mounted and lacquered on a wooden 9 x 12 presentation mount. In fine condition, with light scratching to the lacquer.
Initiated in the late 1950s, the United States Polaris missile program was a Cold War-era program to develop and deploy submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) armed with nuclear warheads. As evinced in this letter, President Kennedy held the Polaris missile program in high regard and considered it a cornerstone of the United States' nuclear deterrent strategy during his administration. This letter dates four days after the Polaris Sales Agreement, a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom, which formally arranged the terms and conditions under which the Polaris missile system was provided to the United Kingdom.
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