John Kennedy actually said...

I want to express a very warm aloha at being back here in Hawaii, and to tell you that I come from another part of the United States, 6,000 miles away, and we are proud of this city and this State and what it stands for.

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Remarks Upon Arrival at Honolulu International Airport

06/07/1963

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