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On the recordJune 23, 1963
But the Chancellor in his time, meeting his responsibility, made the right judgment and, therefore, he is an historic figure and one to whom all of us who believe so strongly in the cause of freedom feel privileged to come and pay him our high esteem.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and Chancellor Adenauer at a Dinner at the American Embassy Club in Bad Godesberg

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