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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is a great pleasure for me as President of the United States and also as a citizen of our country to welcome the…”

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

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

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