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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, who gives the historical context of each speech.

  • 16 minutes 45 seconds
    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.
    26 October 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 44 seconds
    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.
    22 October 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 3 seconds
    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.
    12 September 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 50 seconds
    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.”
    26 July 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 47 seconds
    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.
    4 July 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 53 seconds
    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.
    28 June 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 24 seconds
    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."
    26 June 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 1 second
    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.
    11 June 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 54 seconds
    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.
    11 June 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 16 seconds
    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.
    10 June 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 21 seconds
    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.
    18 May 2012, 4:00 pm
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