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On the recordDecember 10, 1962
And I think that this visit of yours to a country which is very far from you geographically, but very close to us on the basic issues, which has maintained since 1810, as I said this morning, a constitutional and responsible and free government, we value that friendship, we value that alliance, and we value very much the long and persistent and untiring efforts which you've waged to improve the life of your people.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and President Alessandri

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