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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “And as I have said, I think the welcome we got today is in good part due to your efforts--and I know that you will…”

On the recordDecember 16, 1961
And as I have said, I think the welcome we got today is in good part due to your efforts--and I know that you will continue them.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the San Carlos Palace to the American Embassy Staff in Bogota.

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