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President John F. Kennedy envisioned that his ancestral home of Ireland could become a leader in peace in the second half of the 20th Century. While he didn’t live to see it, the Irish heard that call when he visited in 1963. In the last 60 years, the country has been a force for peace as Tánaiste Micheál Martin T.D. discusses in our special “Let Us Begin” podcast series. Listen to Episode 6, "The Peacemakers," wherever you get your podcasts. | JFK Library Foundation
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