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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Their words to us this morning, and again at midnight as we left this ancient city, I think will be the greatest source…”

On the recordDecember 16, 1961
Their words to us this morning, and again at midnight as we left this ancient city, I think will be the greatest source of encouragement to the people of the United States, to realize that we are together in a great enterprise which is worthy of our effort.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the El Dorado Airport Upon Leaving for the United States.

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