Eisenhower: “I consider it a privilege that I can here, during this visit…”

On the recordJuly 20, 1956

I consider it a privilege that I can here, during this visit, represent my people on that kind of errand.

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Republican · Kansas

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Remarks Upon Arrival in Panama City for the Meeting of the Presidents of the Americas

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Eisenhower: “I consider it a privilege that I can here, during this visit, represent my people on that kind of errand.”