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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “So I hope you will drink to all of us, in the sense that you are leaders in our free society-and particularly to our…”

On the recordMay 10, 1962
So I hope you will drink to all of us, in the sense that you are leaders in our free society-and particularly to our distinguished leader whom we are very glad to have with us tonight--and most especially to drink to the President of France, General de Gaulle.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and Andre Malraux, French Minister for Cultural Affairs

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