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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,647 posts) Tue Jun 27, 2023, 12:08 PM Jun 2023

JFK in Berlin sixty years ago today, riding in his open Lincoln Continental through crowds in a city that was a dangerous flashpoint of Cold War:

JFK before saying “Ich bin ein Berliner” to vast crowd in West Berlin, today 1963:

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On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner" to a vast crowd in West Berlin (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 OP

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1. Fox News at the time: "JFK began speaking incoherently, again raising concerns about his age"