November 21, 1963 - Jacqueline Kennedy's speech in Spanish at the Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's last speech in public with her husband, President John F. Kennedy. This took place in the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas on November 21, 1963 and she spoke in Spanish after the President had made brief remarks to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Also a brief remark from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Kennedy spoke briefly about foreign policy in Latin America and the importance of LULAC. The first lady told the crowd in Spanish that Texas had a deep history with Latinos. The crowd responded with chants of "Viva Kennedy!" A band played a ballad in Spanish as photographers took photos of the Kennedys, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson.
«Estoy muy contenta de estar en el gran estado de Tejas, de estar con ustedes que forman parte de LA NOBLE TRADICIÓN ESPAÑOLA que tanto ha contribuido a Tejas. Esta tradición comenzó cien años antes de que se colonizará Massachusetts el estado de mi marido, pero es una tradición que se mantiene viva y vigorosa»