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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “He conducted a long and difficult fight for his country's independence, involving the most sensitive interests.”

On the recordJune 4, 1962
He conducted a long and difficult fight for his country's independence, involving the most sensitive interests.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Welcome to Archbishop Makarios, President of the Republic of Cyprus, at the Washington National Airport

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