Posted on Jun 26, 2022
John F. Kennedy claims solidarity with the people of Berlin
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President John F. Kennedy expresses solidarity with democratic German citizens in a speech on June 26, 1963. In front of the Berlin Wall that separated the city into democratic and communist sectors, he declared to the crowd, “Ich bin ein Berliner” or “I am also a citizen of Berlin.”
President John F. Kennedy expresses solidarity with democratic German citizens in a speech on June 26, 1963. In front of the Berlin Wall that separated the city into democratic and communist sectors, he declared to the crowd, “Ich bin ein Berliner” or “I am also a citizen of Berlin.”
John F. Kennedy claims solidarity with the people of Berlin
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American History
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Berlin
Office of the President (POTUS)
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Lt Col Charlie Brown A colleague of mine would always chuckle at this bit of history. In German, "berliner" translates to "doughnut".
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