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The Greatest Speech in My Life Time: JFK - June 10, 1963. (Original Post) speak easy Jul 2023 OP
I have a Quote from a JFK speech framed and hanging on my wall BOSSHOG Jul 2023 #1
'He was a good and decent man' speak easy Jul 2023 #2
Thank you for posting this johnnyfins Jul 2023 #3
How in god's name did we go from JFK ; and sink to the depths of the Obese Orange Degenerate. MagaSmash Jul 2023 #4
Reagan. speak easy Jul 2023 #5

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)
1. I have a Quote from a JFK speech framed and hanging on my wall
Mon Jul 17, 2023, 09:34 PM
Jul 2023

Naval Academy August 1963, the last sentence

Any Man who may be asked
What he has done in this century
To make his life worthwhile
Can respond with a great deal
Of pride and satisfaction
I served in the United States Navy

4 months later he was gone

I served in the Navy. I cherish that Picture on my wall

He was a good and decent man

johnnyfins

(3,986 posts)
3. Thank you for posting this
Mon Jul 17, 2023, 09:52 PM
Jul 2023

I have never seen the full speech.

A couple thoughts:

1) I was born in 1968. Didn't live through his presidency.

2) His whole speech, to me, was logic. It just made/makes sense.

3) What balls this guy had. Not in the macho way, in the bravery way. Considering the time and who he was surrounded by.

4) He actually said "Nuclear", not Nukular.

MagaSmash

(12,614 posts)
4. How in god's name did we go from JFK ; and sink to the depths of the Obese Orange Degenerate.
Mon Jul 17, 2023, 10:33 PM
Jul 2023

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