50 years ago; Kennedy visit in Frankfurt / Germany
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:42 am
Days to remember: The Kennedy visit in Frankfurt and his speech at the Paulskirche 1963
50 years ago President John F. Kennedy arrived at Hanau AAF by helicopter.
After a ceremony with troops of the V Corps his convoy proceeded 20 km to Frankfurt with tenthousands of spectators on the roadside.
At the home of the first democracy in Germany, the Paulskirche Assembly Hall, he held a impressive speech on the strong ties between the U.S.A. and Germany and the joint will to defend democracy that can be found here:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9303
Reading it I was astonished to see how many aspects of this speech still fit today.
Keep them rolling, Joakim
50 years ago President John F. Kennedy arrived at Hanau AAF by helicopter.
After a ceremony with troops of the V Corps his convoy proceeded 20 km to Frankfurt with tenthousands of spectators on the roadside.
At the home of the first democracy in Germany, the Paulskirche Assembly Hall, he held a impressive speech on the strong ties between the U.S.A. and Germany and the joint will to defend democracy that can be found here:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9303
Reading it I was astonished to see how many aspects of this speech still fit today.
Keep them rolling, Joakim