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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “He goes now as our Ambassador to Portugal, a maritime power, a country with which we have had long and intimate…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1963
He goes now as our Ambassador to Portugal, a maritime power, a country with which we have had long and intimate relations, an ally in NATO, a country of great importance in the year 1963, and in the years to come.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to Adm. George W. Anderson, Jr.

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