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On the recordDecember 10, 1962
And I invite not only the people of this country to accept their share of the responsibility, but also our friends in Western Europe who have such an intimate tie with Latin America both historically, ethnically, and culturally.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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