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9. I love the story about the photo of the White House being sent back to neighbors in Ireland

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 05:29 PM

Jan 2015

to show them how well they were doing in America and explaining how the White House was their summer home-too funny..

But just as important as humor is the efforts to keep freedom alive. Now more than ever it is just as important as when Kennedy remarked in this 1960 footage that when those who needed encouragement in working towards freedom to look to Ireland…

While the Irish today have to be just as vigilant as her Irish cousins and neighbors in America are learning today… Freedom can't be exchanged for some piecrust nonsense about safety….

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John F. Kennedy in New Ross and Wexford, Ireland: June 27, 1963 [View all] Octafish Jan 2015 OP

That seems almost like another world. zeemike Jan 2015 #1

JFK battled Wall Street and Big Business Octafish Jan 2015 #2

And he would have been re elected no doubt. zeemike Jan 2015 #4

Here's a transcript of that speech June, 1963... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #3

I'm not Irish, but I wish I were. Those words make me very proud of Ireland, its people and the USA. Octafish Jan 2015 #5

You are hereby knighted as an honoray Irishman/Irishwoman CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #8

Thank you, CountAllVotes! Octafish Jan 2015 #13

You are very welcome! CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #16

JFK was receiving death threats during that trip too .. MinM Jan 2015 #6

Incredible. Octafish Jan 2015 #14

Proud to be Irish American! CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #7

I love the story about the photo of the White House being sent back to neighbors in Ireland midnight Jan 2015 #9

I love President Kennedy and always will. montana_hazeleyes Jan 2015 #10

Yes, I'll sadly 2nd this remark...oh, I remember him so well... drynberg Jan 2015 #12

I've been to New Ross twice. It's a lovely little town with their fair share of immigrants. mackerel Jan 2015 #11

I read where he told his best friend, Dave Powers, that this was best time of his life. Boomerproud Jan 2015 #15