Title: President Kennedy’s Remarks at the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin, June 26, 1963

" Welcome to the John F Kennedy presidential speech series. In June of 1963 president John F Kennedy and -- and visit to five Western European nations. For the purpose of spreading Goodwill and building unity among America's allies. His first stop was Germany and nation that less than twenty years before and been engaged in a quest for world conquest on the -- to ship. The panel that following Germany's defeat in the Second World War the country had been divided in half. With east Germany under Soviet control and west Germany becoming a democratic nation. East west Germany soon became the focus of growing political tensions between the two -- superpowers the United States in the Soviet Union. -- former capital of that was right became the political hot spot in this new Cold War although the city was located in east Germany Berlin itself was divided. With east Berlin under Soviet control and what school in under American English and French jurisdiction. In 1948 the Soviets conducted -- blockade of west Berlin where roads highways and waterways. The next eleven months the US and Britain conducted a massive airlift supplying nearly two million tons of food coal and industrial supplies to the besieged people. 1961 east German authorities began construction of a twelve foot by war which would eventually stretch 100 miles around the perimeter west Berlin. Prevents anyone from crossing to the west and to freedom."

" Nearly 200 persons would be killed trying to pass over -- dig under the wool. President Kennedy arrived in Berlin on June 26 1963 following appearances in Bonn Cologne and Frankfurt. When he had given speeches to huge wildly cheering crowds. In Berlin an immense crowd of 120000 berliners gathered in the Rudolph -- that plots near the Berlin wall to hear president Kennedy speak. They began gathering in the square long before he was due to arrive and when president Kennedy finally appeared on the podium after having made a visit to checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin wall they gave him an ovation of several minutes. I R. Calendar that the days. At the -- video distinguish it may have."

" Who has symbolized throughout the world. The fighting there a way to Berlin."

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" And I am proud to visit the federal republic. With your distinguished Chad Paronto. We'll -- so -- is as committed to eliminating. -- democracy and freedom and progress. Andy come here in the company of my fellow American general played her. We'll win big in this city. During it -- moment of pride that and we'll come again if Evan needed."

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" There are many people in the world. Who really don't understand what they they don't let it degraded you. Between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin."

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" And they're on those days. In Europe and elsewhere. We can work with the continent let them come to Berlin. It's and there are even if you."

" Good -- That it proved. That communism is an evil system but it permit does that make economic progress. Ma being not brilliant moment."

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" As many difficulties. And democracy. It's not perfect. But we have never had to put it all out to keep up equally and to prevent them from leaving us."

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" I want you. Today and beyond. Of my countrymen. Who lived many miles away. On the other side of the Atlantic. The lop -- a distant from you. That they hate the greatest pride that they have been able to here with you even from a different. The story -- the last eighteen YE. I know of no crowd. No city. That has been this needs to. We're eighteen years. That's still live. With the vitality and -- all and the whole world and the determination of the city of west Berlin."

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" Is the most obvious. And vivid demonstration of the failures of the Communist system. For all the world just a week faith no satisfaction and it. Glory days and you're on the air as Santa. An offense not only against history bought an offense against humanity separating families. Dividing husbands and wives -- rather than physical. And dividing up people who wish to be joined together -- stroke on this city. It's true -- Germany. Rail laws -- in Europe. Can never be secure. As long blond Germans out of fought. Is denied any element free ride out -- free man and that is to -- free choice in eighteen years. -- peace and good faith. This generation of German. As -- go right to be ready. Including the right field nightmare math and an eight. In laughing they -- Goodwill to all people. You're live in a defended island of freedom. -- life -- a lot of the main. Don't let me ask you would -- globe. Lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today that the -- of tomorrow. Beyond the freedom merely of this city of Berlin or your country of Germany. Do the advance of freedom everywhere you. Beyond the law to the day of peace with -- Beyond yourselves and ourselves to all mankind. Freedom is indivisible. And when one man is enslaved all are not free. When all outraged. And we looked and looked -- it to that day when this city will be joined at one and this country. And this great economy of your in a peaceful and hopeful globe. When that day finally come and did Leo the people of west Berlin. Can K so was satisfaction. In the fact that day where the front line. Are almost two decades."

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" Wherever they may live. A citizen earlier. And they have fought. As a free man I take pride in the where -- in time believe it"