Today in Canada’s Political History: Dief and JFK dedicate new addition to North American defence installationsJohn Diefenbaker was in Yukon on this date in 1961 while rookie U.S. President John F. Kennedy was at his family’s compound on Cape Cod. Via a telephone conversation, the pair of North American leaders dedicated a cooperative communications system for missile detection that would improve continental defence during that Cold War period. thanks to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s hard-working staff, you can listen to the telephone call between the two leaders, at this link. Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2022 08:41 UTC