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On the recordFebruary 19, 1963
Venezuela has been an essential and consistent supplier of petroleum to the United States and to the free world in times of peace and in periods of emergency.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Joint Statement Following Discussions With the President of Venezuela.

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