This clip traces the relationship between President de Valera and U.S. President John F Kennedy.
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President de Valera addressed a joint session of Congress during a state visit to the USA and Canada. In the course of his 20-minute speech, he traced the history of the Irish struggle and payed a high tribute to the United States in the continuing fight for freedom throughout the world. De Valera recalled the welcome that the late President Kennedy was given in Ireland "... because he was regarded by our people as the symbol of this great nation, because he was the President elected of this great people".
