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Harry Truman: Mr. President, I have been looking forward to your arrival, as have all the friends of Cuba in this country, and we…

On the recordDecember 7, 1948
Mr. President, I have been looking forward to your arrival, as have all the friends of Cuba in this country, and we sincerely hope that you will thoroughly enjoy your all too brief stay in the United States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks of Welcome at the Washington National Airport to President Prio of Cuba

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