John F. Kennedy's 1963 Televised Address to the Nation on Civil Rights

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• OT

  @othmansonkeir46 · 4 years ago

  Listening to this man makes you feel that's you are an American citizen even if you are not.

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• JI

  @jimbobjimjim6500 · 6 years ago

  "Law alone cannot make men see right"

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• HI

  @Hierophantica · 5 years ago

  Listening to President Kennedy’s speeches, it strikes me that one of the key differences from his speech and the speech of more recent presidents is the articulation of eternal truths. President Kennedy’s speech does not talk around these truths or avoid mentioning them in favor of more neutral language. His speeches really demonstrated political courage that you see less and less of nowadays.

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• UR

  @URL2356 · 5 years ago

  His ability to communicate was just phenomenal...Respect from Canada...

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• TE

  @technologic21 · 4 years ago

  Absolutely phenomenal leadership. This country has never seen such excellence since then. <br> <br>&quot;I&apos;m not satisfied until EVERY American enjoys their full Constitutional rights. I don&apos;t want the talents of ANY American to go to waste.&quot;

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• RM

  @rma3_3_3 · 6 years ago

  There were some awful things happening in the 1960&apos;s in America &nbsp;-<br>However, &nbsp;this is something extraordinary and I&apos;m grateful today and tomorrow and always ♡♡♡

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• MA

  @mandolindleyroadshow706 · 6 years ago

  Around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58O2De-iPOk&amp;t=699">11:39</a>, Kennedy goes off script. From that point he is speaking his own words in real time. He is just as clear and concise as he was reading the words he and speechwriter Ted Sorenson crafted, only with the benefit of full eye contact with his audience that relays conviction. Well done.

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• DO

  @DOOMY-O-DRIFT · 6 years ago

  They don’t make presidents like this anymore. Godspeed, Jack.

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  @74455776 · 4 years ago

  Presidents, like all of us, are tested in the moments of challenge. With this speech, unprecedented at the time despite the words and promise of our Constitution and its amendments, President Kennedy stood up and met the moment.

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• PE

  @pewterngold · 3 years ago (edited)

  Even in this year of 2022, every time I hear a speech from President Kennedy, I can’t help but feel inspired by his words, leadership and the courage he portrayed. His commencement address “A Strategy of Peace” at American University in June 1963 is my all time favorite speech by any U.S. President. I was born about 10 years after he was assassinated. Even so, there’s just something about him that resonates with me and makes me hope that someday another leader like him will come forward.

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• TU

  @tubergetrude333 · 6 years ago

  Country was never the same after he was killed. A great president has a command of the English language.It&apos;s not everything, but it is part of it.

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• MA

  @malithjur2382 · 5 years ago

  Iam from S.Sudan and am proud of him,he was the best among other best leaders who entered White House.what a legacy?

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