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On the recordSeptember 4, 1963
And that is the strong desire of both of our peoples to maintain their independence, to live in freedom, and to look to the future with hope.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Welcome at the White House to the King and Queen of Afghanistan

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