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On the recordOctober 21, 1963
I think the United States values its relations with the countries of Latin America because of historical reasons, cultural reasons, hemispheric ties, geography, and all the rest, probably more warmly than it does any of its obligations and responsibilities around the world.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and President Paz at a Luncheon at the White House

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