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As President of the United States, I appeal to you--as individuals and as a nation--to express our concern and grief through actions that will help to relieve the suffering that tragedy has brought to Peru.

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Statement Appealing to Americans To Assist the Victims of the Earthquake in Peru

06/12/1970

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