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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I think that it's most proper that the first head of state to pay an official state visit to this country in this…”

On the recordMay 2, 1961
I think that it's most proper that the first head of state to pay an official state visit to this country in this administration should be President Bourguiba.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks of Welcome to President Bourguiba of Tunisia at the Washington National Airport

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