There is something about a crisis and a foreign venue that brings out the best in an American president.
In June 1963, when the Berlin Wall seemed permanent and the Iron Curtain impenetrable, President John F. Kennedy traveled to West Berlin to reassure the captive peoples of Eastern and Central Europe they had not been forgotten.
In perhaps the most eloquent speech of his presidency, Kennedy proclaimed: “All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner.’”
Kennedy’s inspiring words heartened the millions living under communism …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
