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On the recordDecember 16, 1961
President Kennedy and President Betancourt joined in expressing their hope that this statement made today in the birth place of Simon Bolivar will be received by the peoples of this continent as a message of faith and optimism.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Joint Statement Following Discussions With the President of Venezuela.

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