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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 01:22 PM
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BBC's On This Day: 1963: Warm Welcome for JFK In Ireland
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/27/newsid_4461000/4461115.stm

Includes audio of his address to the Irish Parliament :)
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peace frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 01:33 PM
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1. Thank you
forgive me, I'm weeping, but that was beautiful!
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 02:44 PM
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2. What a different world this would be if he would have served his 8 yrs.
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 02:46 PM
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3. Very cool.
Can you imagine seeing a pic of Bush like that, enthusiastically welcomed by the home country's people, waving American flags??
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Maccagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 05:58 PM
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4. His friend Dave Powers quoted him as saying
that the trip to Ireland was the happiest time of his life. What could have been...
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