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    "ocrText": "- - 30-\nThe President said that he expected to go on the air Friday night\non a four-network hookup and that he would explain exactly what the world\nsituation was, what steps he was taking, and why.\nSenator Connally commented that the Korean situation had made\neverybody very jittery. He thought a speech by the President would be a\ngood thing. It is essential for us to increase our military strength and\nto do it now. Everything else is subsidiary to that. A speech would help\nthe American people understand what we have to do. They would then under-\nstand why the only important question in the world today is whether we have\ngot the strength to stand up to communism. Nothing else will impress those\nagainst us, said Senator Connally, except a tremendous army, a satisfactory\nNavy, and a great air force.\nONATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nNew\nRECORDS\nThe President asked Senator Tydings for his views.\niss SERVICE\nSenator Tydings said he would speak, since the President had asked\nhim to, but \"I've had my horse shot out from under me.\" Senator Tydings\nsaid that the United States was in deadly peril. The question now is whether\nwe can survive. The Congress can't regulate time; it can only take advantage\nof time. It ought to take advantage of time now and provide whatever is\nnecessary to defend the United States. We had made a great mistake of\nunderestimating the power of the enemy and as a result we are now far too weak."
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