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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Two of our young men in the Peace Corps died in his country a few weeks ago as evidence of our desire for peaceful…”

On the recordJune 24, 1962
Two of our young men in the Peace Corps died in his country a few weeks ago as evidence of our desire for peaceful cooperation.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and President-Elect Valencia of Colombia

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