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 also through its art.
Oct 26, 2012•17 min
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, who gives the historical context of each speech.
Episodes
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 missiles, and informed the people of the US of the "quarantine" placed around Cuba by the Navy.
Oct 22, 2012•22 min
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 Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Sep 12, 2012•20 min
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 an unlimited nuclear arms race.”
Jul 26, 2012•31 min
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 on the importance of the Declaration of Independence to contemporary Americans.
Jul 04, 2012•19 min
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 pursuit of world peace.
Jun 28, 2012•28 min
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 of the world was with them, and that "We are all Berliners."
Jun 26, 2012•12 min
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 opportunity to focus on the state of America’s economy.
Jun 11, 2012•34 min
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 talk extemporaneously, it was one of his best speeches--a heartfelt appeal in behalf of a moral cause.
Jun 11, 2012•15 min
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 international tensions and the specter of nuclear war at that time.
Jun 10, 2012•28 min
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 the University of Alabama.
May 18, 2012•21 min
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 University of Washington Centennial Convocation.
Nov 16, 2011•21 min
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 Soviet Union to a “peace race.”
Sep 25, 2011•43 min
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. At age 43, he was the youngest man to be elected to the office of President.
Jan 20, 2011•16 min
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 assuming the office of the President.
Jan 09, 2011•10 min
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 before the Greater Houston Ministerial Association in Houston, Texas.
Sep 12, 2010•14 min
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 Democratic party’s nomination for President of the United States.
Jul 15, 2010•24 min
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 to accompany the New York Times’ printing on that same day of a full page facsimile of the Declaration.
Jul 04, 2007•13 min
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