A misery of slanting rain and snow buffeted the helicopter ride from Andrews Air Force Base to the White House lawn. But beneath the north portico, President Kennedy warmed his visitor with a welcome that went far beyond diplomatic platitudes. "You represent all that we admire in a political leader," said Kennedy to Venezuela's President Rómulo Betancourt. "Your liberal leadership of your country, your persistent determination to make a better life for your people, your long fight for democratic leadership . . . all these have made you, for us, a symbol...
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