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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The United States and the Ivory Coast, separated by many thousands of miles of ocean but united in a common desire to…”

On the recordMay 21, 1962
The United States and the Ivory Coast, separated by many thousands of miles of ocean but united in a common desire to maintain the peace and freedom of our people, will have a chance to be brought together.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks of Welcome to President and Mrs. Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast at the Washington National Airport

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