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Third Section of Speech I turn now to an issue in this election but for generations to come - the progress we have made in building a structure of peace in the world. Peace is too important for partisan politics. There have been five Presidents in my voting lifetime - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. They had strong differences on some issues. But they were united in their conviction that the United States should have a defense second to none in the world. They were united in their total opposition to isolation for America and in their belief that the interests of the United States and the interests of world peace required that America be strong enough and intelligent enough to assume the responsibilities of leadership in the world community. They were all men who hated