JFK Library and Museum - John F. Kennedy Speeches
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JFK Library and Museum - John F. Kennedy Speeches
The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy is a podcast series of the most memorable and historical speeches delivered by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Each episode features a brief introduction by former Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Curator Frank Rigg,...
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JFK Address at Amherst College
Before an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, President Kennedy made clear the need for a nation to represent itself not only through its strength but a...
JFK Address on the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK appeared on television to inform Americans of the recent Soviet military buildup in Cuba including the ongoing installation of offensive nuclear m...
JFK Address at Rice University
President Kennedy delivered a speech describing his goals for the nation’s space effort before a crowd of 35,000 people in the football stadium at Ric...
JFK Address on Nuclear Test Ban
In a television address announcing the nuclear test ban agreement, Kennedy claimed that a limited test ban “is safer by far for the United States than...
JFK Address at Independence Hall
At an Independence Day celebration in historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy delivered an address...
JFK Address before Irish Parliament
Full of references to Irishmen who fought in the American War of Independence, President Kennedy championed the important role of small nations in the...
JFK Remarks in Berlin
President Kennedy appeared on the podium after having made a visit to Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall. JFK told the cheering crown that the rest...
JFK Address at Yale University
On June 11, 1962, President Kennedy received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University. Using his speech as a platform, JFK used the oppo...
JFK Address on Civil Rights
President Kennedy made the decision to give a televised evening speech announcing his civil rights bill proposal. Thought he delivered part of the tal...
JFK Address at American University
President Kennedy called on the Soviet Union to work with the United States to achieve a nuclear test ban treaty and help reduce the considerable inte...
JFK Address at Vanderbilt University
President Kennedy added his weight to the federal government’s preparation for the impending clash with the state of Alabama over the integration of t...
JFK Address before the University of Washington
President John F. Kennedy arrived at Boeing Airport in Seattle, Washington on November 16, 1961 to deliver a major foreign policy speech at the Univer...
JFK Address for the General Assembly of the United Nations
President Kennedy stood before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, endorsing a complete and general disarmament, and challenging the...
JFK Inaugural Address
On January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath of office from Chief Justice Earl Warren to become the 35th President of the United States....
JFK Address before Massachusetts State Legislature
President Kennedy returned to his home state of Massachusetts to appear before the state legislature to make his final formal public address before as...
JFK Address before Greater Houston Ministerial Association
After coming under attack for his Catholic faith, presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy decided to try and defeat the issue by meeting it head-on befor...
JFK Acceptance Speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention
Senator John F. Kennedy appeared before a crowd of eighty thousand people in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to deliver his formal acceptance of the...
Senator John F. Kennedy reads the Declaration of Independence
In 1957, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy was invited by New York’s WQXR Radio to read the Declaration of Independence for a broadcast on July 4...