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On the recordFebruary 18, 1963
It is a great pleasure to welcome you and Madame Betancourt to Washington and especially here at the White House.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Welcome at the White House to President Betancourt of Venezuela

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