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On the recordJanuary 7, 1963
And therefore, Mr. Minister, we welcome this painting and all that it signifies, and particularly because we are grateful to the Government of France for sending not only one of her most cherished works of art, but also one of her most distinguished citizens.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the National Gallery of Art Upon Opening the Mona Lisa Exhibition

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