Jun 29, 1962
We know that your people, like ours, cherish individual liberty and national independence.
John Fitzgerald 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.
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Jun 29, 1962
We in the United States have observed with great interest the transition of Rwanda from its status as a UN Trust Territory to sovereign independence.
Jun 29, 1962
President Kennedy reaffirmed his country's commitment, made in the Charter of Punta del Este, to continue to cooperate with the Government of Mexico in the endeavor which it and the Mexican people are carrying out to accelerate the…
Jun 28, 1962
While geography has made us neighbors, tradition has made us friends.
Jun 28, 1962
Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, under the authority vested in me, as President, by the Constitution and statutes, in particular section 350 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do proclaim that, as of August 8, 1962:
Jun 28, 1962
New factories and machinery mean little to the family without a home.
Jun 28, 1962
Until every child has a meal and every student has an opportunity to study, and everyone who wishes to work can find a job, and everyone who wishes a home can find one, and everyone who is old can have security-until that is done in this…
Jun 28, 1962
Most of all, we are both children of revolution, and it is my hope that the spirit of our revolution in the United States is as alive today in our country as is the spirit of your revolution here in Mexico.
Jun 28, 1962
DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-ninth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth.
Jun 28, 1962
We come as good neighbors and follow in the footsteps of one of my most distinguished predecessors, Franklin Roosevelt.
Jun 28, 1962
I believe that there is so much which unites this great country with my own.
Jun 28, 1962
I want you to know how appreciative we were to the people of this city, who were kind enough to line the streets and greet us, and through us, the people of my country.
Jun 28, 1962
It is our responsibility, Mr. President, I believe, in the sixties, and the responsibilities of others in our sister republics in this great hemisphere, to recognize that there is also a necessity for an economic revolution.
Jun 28, 1962
So I compliment you and it makes me particularly proud to be an honorary citizen and guest of this celebrated city.
Jun 28, 1962
And working through the Alianza para el Progreso, a great communal effort, not that of the United States, not that of Mexico, but of all of the sister republics of our free hemisphere working together, it is our obligation to bring to the…
Jun 28, 1962
So we come, Mr. President, on a mission of friendship and also of great purpose.
Jun 27, 1962
So I am grateful to all those who participated in a very important public service, and they are to be congratulated.
Jun 27, 1962
And I also want to express my warmest congratulations and appreciation to my wife.
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