KENNEDY, John. F. IRISH VISIT. The Complete Text of President Kennedy’s Speeches with Illustrations.

Dublin: Grafton Advertising Ltd., Printed at the Elo Press, [1963]. pp. 32. Pictorial wrappers. In very good condition.

A commemorative publication issued immediately following the historic visit of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy to Ireland in June 1963, recording the full text of his speeches delivered in Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Limerick and Galway, together with addresses of welcome by Éamon de Valera, Seán Lemass, and other dignitaries. Illustrated throughout with photographs from the Lensman Press Photo Agency, Connacht Tribune, Wexford Free Press, Cork Examiner, and others, capturing the warmth and enthusiasm of Kennedy’s triumphant homecoming.

Includes De Valera’s address of welcome at Dublin Airport and Kennedy’s eloquent replies, reflecting the mutual admiration between the Irish nation and its most celebrated descendant. The booklet was designed and published by Grafton Advertising Ltd., Dublin, and printed by Elo Press, Dublin 8.

A scarce souvenir of Kennedy’s visit, which occurred only five months before his assassination, now seen as a poignant moment in 20th-century Irish-American relations.

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