dr. carlos finles work in cuba paved the way for generations of doctors, including walter reid.ustice marty did some of his most famous work, and earnst hemingway lived here and wrote some of his greatest works. and later today our players will compete on the same field that jacky robinson played on before he made his major league debut. [ applause ] >> and it said that our greatest boxer once paid tribute to a cuban that he could never fight, saying ho would only be able to reach a draw with the great cuban, mr. stevenson. [ applause ] >> so even as our governments become adversaries our people continued to share these common passions particularly as so many cubans came to america. in miami or havana, you can find places to dance the chaw cha cha, or the salsa, and eat [ speaking spanish ] . [ laughter ] >> people in both of our countries have sung along with glor gloria estefan, and now listen to pitbull. [ laughter ] >> millions share a common religion. a peace that cubans find in la kachita. for all of our differences the you cubans and americans share a sense of patriotism,

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