Taoiseach Seán Lemass receives a warm welcome to the White House from President John F Kennedy.
The Taoiseach Seán Lemass, accompanied by his wife Kathleen is on a ten day visit to the United States. Prior to arriving in Washington Seán Lemass met with business leaders in Chicago, and the remainder of his schedule in the US included similar meetings in New York and Boston.
At the White House President Kennedy and his sister Jean Kennedy Smith, welcome the Taoiseach and his group. A nineteen gun salute is fired during Amhrán na bhFiann, and the Taoiseach inspects a guard of honour.
Speaking at the White House, President Kennedy recalls his visit to Ireland in June,
The three days...we spent in Ireland this summer are among the warmest memories of our lives.
Seán Lemass speaks of the long-standing and strong friendship between Ireland and the United States, who hold in common the values of freedom, justice and democracy.
On behalf of the Irish people continuing support is pledged for this relationship and the United States' aims of,
Maintaining peace for the world...helping men everywhere obtain freedom from oppression and...from want.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 16 October 1963.
