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On the recordSeptember 4, 1963
So I think that in welcoming His Majesty and Her Majesty to the United States, we have not only guests from far away but also guests with whom we feel very close.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and the King of Afghanistan at a Dinner at the White House

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