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Eisenhower: “Of course, there's always someone ready to step in our faces, too, but I think friendship is stronger than the…”

On the recordMay 15, 1956
Of course, there's always someone ready to step in our faces, too, but I think friendship is stronger than the jealousies and the hatreds.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Toasts of the President and President Sukarno of Indonesia

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