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On the recordJune 30, 1963
In the heart of Europe, reaching down into the Mediterranean towards Africa, the maintenance of a free democracy here in Italy is of great interest, of vital interest, not only to your own people, but also to all of us who believe in freedom.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Arrival at Fiumicino Airport, Rome

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