President John F. Kennedy pushes away his coffee cup as he meets in the White House cabinet room with the Senate's leaders, Mike Mansfield (D-Montana), left, and Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.), Sept. 9, 1963. The two were there to discuss ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty.(AP Photo/William J. Smith)
January 29, 2021
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