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John Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.

Jul 22, 1962

Your wife has been quoted as having said that you could name all the Presidents of the United States in order, which not even some Presidents of the United States can do.

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Jul 22, 1962

Well, the tests that we carried out were due to the breach of the moratorium by the Soviet Union last fall.

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Jul 22, 1962

Mr. President, I know that a good many Americans, and I am sure citizens of your country also, are somewhat concerned when they see the difficulties which some of our countries--our sister republics are having in this hemisphere.

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Jul 22, 1962

I know that you all join me in welcoming our distinguished visitor back here to the United States, back to Washington.

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Jul 22, 1962

It is a great pleasure to welcome you here as President of your country, and it does give us an opportunity to reaffirm and restate the great interest which this Government and country has in the development of mutually beneficial and…

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Jul 22, 1962

Effective July 1, 1962, Executive Order No. 10945 of May 24, 1961, and all delegations, redelegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, and other forms of administrative action under said order which were in effect on June 30, 1962…

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Jul 22, 1962

So I think that it is very appropriate that you should come here and we should consider together how best we can make this hemisphere an inspiration for all those who wish to be free.

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Jul 22, 1962

And because we believe that our fate is so inextricably tied to that of Ecuador and our sister republics and our future and our freedom and our security, we are most gratified to have the opportunity to counsel with our distinguished guest…

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