Podcasts by 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.
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JFK Address on the Cuban Missile Crisis from 2012-10-22T12:00
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 t...
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JFK Address at Rice University from 2012-09-12T12:00
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.
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JFK Address on Nuclear Test Ban from 2012-07-26T12:00
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.”
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JFK Address at Independence Hall from 2012-07-04T12:00
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 Indepe...
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JFK Address before Irish Parliament from 2012-06-28T12:00
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.
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JFK Remarks in Berlin from 2012-06-26T12:00
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 a...
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JFK Address on Civil Rights from 2012-06-11T12:00
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 spee...
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JFK Address at Yale University from 2012-06-11T12:00
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 econ...
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JFK Address at American University from 2012-06-10T12:00
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 w...
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JFK Address at Vanderbilt University from 2012-05-18T12:00
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.
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JFK Address before the University of Washington from 2011-11-16T12:00
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.
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JFK Address for the General Assembly of the United Nations from 2011-09-25T12:00
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.”
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JFK Inaugural Address from 2011-01-20T12:00
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 elect...
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JFK Address before Massachusetts State Legislature from 2011-01-09T12:00
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.
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JFK Address before Greater Houston Ministerial Association from 2010-09-12T12:00
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 i...
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Senator John F. Kennedy reads the Declaration of Independence from 2007-07-04T12:00
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 th...
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Senator John F. Kennedy reads the Declaration of Independence from 2007-07-04T12:00
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 th...
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Senator John F. Kennedy reads the Declaration of Independence from 2007-07-04T12:00
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 th...
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