[VIDEO] Oct. 7, 1963 | JFK Remarks on Signing Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Oct. 7, 1963 - President Kennedy signed documents ratifying the limited nuclear test-ban treaty today, calling the pact a “beginning” — the “first fruits of hope” for peace. At a ceremony in the Treaty Room in the White House, the President pledged the U.S. to abide by the letter and spirit of the agreement.