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On the recordJune 25, 1963
And for that reason, if for no other, I am happy I came and I express my thanks to you, Chancellor, and to all the German people for the hand they held out to us.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at Tegel Airport, Berlin, Upon Leaving for Ireland

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