“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordMay 2, 1961
It is a great pleasure for me as President of the United States and also as a citizen of our country to welcome the President of a friendly country and a distinguished world statesman.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Remarks of Welcome to President Bourguiba of Tunisia at the Washington National Airport

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