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On the recordApril 17, 1963
So we want you to know, Your Highness, that we are very proud to have you here; we are delighted to have you here.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

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