John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I'm more than happy to come to your country on my first visit as…”

On the recordDecember 15, 1961

I'm more than happy to come to your country on my first visit as President of the United States, to one of our sister Republics in this hemisphere.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Arrival at Maiquetia Airport, Caracas, Venezuela

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