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On the recordSeptember 4, 1963
Now, suddenly, Afghanistan and the United States are linked by a common desire to maintain our national independence and freedom and the security and peace of our people.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Toasts of the President and the King of Afghanistan at a Dinner at the White House

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