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World Service,27 Jun 2013,9 mins

JFK in Ireland

Witness History

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In June 1963 the US President John F Kennedy made a state visit to Ireland, his ancestral home. Irish novelist Colm Toibin remembers the effect he had on the people lining the streets to welcome him. (Image: President John F Kennedy in the middle of a crowd. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images)

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