Jun 25, 1963
There is work to be done and obligations to be met--obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
John Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.
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Jun 25, 1963
The new Europe of the West--dynamic, diverse, and democratic--must exert an ever-increasing attraction to the people of the East.
Jun 25, 1963
I want to express my warm thanks to Mayor Brandt for his generous welcome.
Jun 25, 1963
In addition, Mr. President, I am proud to visit here because of you--an old and valued friend of my father--who has served his country with so much distinction, spreading over the period of a half-century.
Jun 25, 1963
The scholar, the teacher, the intellectual, have a higher duty than any of the others, for society has trained you to think as well as do.
Jun 25, 1963
I said yesterday that I was going to leave a note for my successor which would say, 'To be opened at a time of some discouragement,' and in it would be written three words: 'Go to Germany.'
Jun 25, 1963
And for that reason, if for no other, I am happy I came and I express my thanks to you, Chancellor, and to all the German people for the hand they held out to us.
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