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On the recordOctober 21, 1963
We are particularly glad to welcome the President of Bolivia because this has been his life work--in years of exile as well as years of the Presidency he has attempted to maintain a free country, national sovereignty, unimpaired, and at the same time provide--with the geography not always his friend--provide a better life for his people.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and President Paz at a Luncheon at the White House

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