All Posts Tagged With: "John F. Kennedy"
Doc of the Day: John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address
President John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address, delivered to the nation by radio and television on June 11, 1963, marked the first time that a president called on Americans to recognize civil rights as a lofty moral cause to which all persons should contribute, so that the nation might fully end discrimination against and provide [...]
11Jun2009 | mdblogger | 1 comment | Continued
Top 5 Inaugural Addresses: No. 2
Editor’s note: This week we are counting down the top five inaugural addresses in U.S. history. At number two is John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. Below, Marcia B. Dinneen of Bridgewater State University explains the importance of Kennedy’s address. Dinneen’s complete analysis of the document can be downloaded at MilestoneDocuments.com or Amazon.com.
Only rarely do speeches [...]
In the News: Presidential debates
Last night in New York, Barack Obama and John McCain participated in the third and final presidential debate of this 2008 election. The focus was on domestic issues, including the economy. The debate transcript can be seen here, at the Web site of the Commission on Presidential Debates, the organization that conducts the debates. For [...]
16Oct2008 | mdblogger | 7 comments | Continued
In the News: Vice-Presidential Debates
At first glance, yesterday’s vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin appears to have lacked any moments of historical importance. This, despite the fact that prior to the debate, political commentators noted that interest in the debate was unusually high. While most presidential historians would say that vice-presidential debates generally have very little if [...]
3Oct2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
In the News: Obama, JFK, and Reagan in Berlin
Today’s speech by Senator Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany, has garnered massive media attention, in part because it recalls iconic speeches by John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. (Both Kennedy and Reagan, it should be noted, were sitting presidents when they delivered their addresses.) According to the German News Agency DPA, approximately 200,000 people attended [...]
24Jul2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued