John Kennedy actually said...

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

05/02/1961

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