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Jacqueline Kennedy writes from the White House about the importance of language learning and
her study abroad experience on the Smith JYA in Paris program as a visiting student from Vassar.
"The pursuit of foreign languages is the key to many doors of happiness -- among them, an appreciation of art and culture, an understanding of the dynamics of history, but above all the ability to meet, know, and live in peace with peoples of other lands.
We can only look with satisfaction upon the increase of foreign language enrollments in this country as well as programs of study abroad during the academic years. One of the most rewarding experiences of my life was my Junior Year in Paris with the Smith group. I found that the knowledge of a foreign language, acquired by any serious student who is fortunate enough to study abroad, has an immeasurable and lasting influence on [her] life."
Jaqueline Kennedy
September 19, 1961
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