John Kennedy actually said...

So the more that can be done to expose the American people to the very long and justly celebrated cultural tradition of Japan, the richer we will become.

Context

Remarks to a Group From the Second U.S.-Japan Conference on Educational and Cultural Interchange.

10/17/1963

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