Before an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, President Kennedy made clear the need for a nation to represent itself not only through its strength but also through its art.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/hHzpCeudnT0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Before an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, President Kennedy made clear the need for a nation to represent itself not only through its strength but also through its art.

JFK Library and Museum - John F. Kennedy Speeches

JFK Address at Amherst College

JFK appeared on television to inform Americans of the recent Soviet military buildup in Cuba including the ongoing installation of offensive nuclear missiles, and informed the people of the US of the "quarantine" placed around Cuba by the Navy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/k3VspUhtJjc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

JFK appeared on television to inform Americans of the recent Soviet military buildup in Cuba including the ongoing installation of offensive nuclear missiles, and informed the people of the US of the "quarantine" placed around Cuba by the Navy.

JFK Address on the Cuban Missile Crisis

President Kennedy delivered a speech describing his goals for the nation’s space effort before a crowd of 35,000 people in the football stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/sr5OaODL4e8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy delivered a speech describing his goals for the nation’s space effort before a crowd of 35,000 people in the football stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

JFK Address at Rice University

In a television address announcing the nuclear test ban agreement, Kennedy claimed that a limited test ban “is safer by far for the United States than an unlimited nuclear arms race.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/X1Xe71FRkfw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

In a television address announcing the nuclear test ban agreement, Kennedy claimed that a limited test ban “is safer by far for the United States than an unlimited nuclear arms race.”

JFK Address on Nuclear Test Ban

At an Independence Day celebration in historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy delivered an address on the importance of the Declaration of Independence to contemporary Americans.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/HTEltv_teMU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

At an Independence Day celebration in historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy delivered an address on the importance of the Declaration of Independence to contemporary Americans.

JFK Address at Independence Hall

Full of references to Irishmen who fought in the American War of Independence, President Kennedy championed the important role of small nations in the pursuit of world peace.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/Pwyx-sENu2g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Full of references to Irishmen who fought in the American War of Independence, President Kennedy championed the important role of small nations in the pursuit of world peace.

JFK Address before Irish Parliament

President Kennedy appeared on the podium after having made a visit to Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall. JFK told the cheering crown that the rest of the world was with them, and that "We are all Berliners."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/_pLsjmYjztg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy appeared on the podium after having made a visit to Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall. JFK told the cheering crown that the rest of the world was with them, and that "We are all Berliners."

JFK Remarks in Berlin

President Kennedy made the decision to give a televised evening speech announcing his civil rights bill proposal. Thought he delivered part of the talk extemporaneously, it was one of his best speeches--a heartfelt appeal in behalf of a moral cause.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/UvvmS27vq2Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy made the decision to give a televised evening speech announcing his civil rights bill proposal. Thought he delivered part of the talk extemporaneously, it was one of his best speeches--a heartfelt appeal in behalf of a moral cause.

JFK Address on Civil Rights

On June 11, 1962, President Kennedy received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University. Using his speech as a platform, JFK used the opportunity to focus on the state of America’s economy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/_w89S-_Wojk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

On June 11, 1962, President Kennedy received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University. Using his speech as a platform, JFK used the opportunity to focus on the state of America’s economy.

JFK Address at Yale University

President Kennedy called on the Soviet Union to work with the United States to achieve a nuclear test ban treaty and help reduce the considerable international tensions and the specter of nuclear war at that time.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/Y0NjE4qIP1E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy called on the Soviet Union to work with the United States to achieve a nuclear test ban treaty and help reduce the considerable international tensions and the specter of nuclear war at that time.

JFK Address at American University

President Kennedy added his weight to the federal government’s preparation for the impending clash with the state of Alabama over the integration of the University of Alabama.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/hgofGwlj3mo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy added his weight to the federal government’s preparation for the impending clash with the state of Alabama over the integration of the University of Alabama.

JFK Address at Vanderbilt University

President John F. Kennedy arrived at Boeing Airport in Seattle, Washington on November 16, 1961 to deliver a major foreign policy speech at the University of Washington Centennial Convocation.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/yLSAexfREFc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President John F. Kennedy arrived at Boeing Airport in Seattle, Washington on November 16, 1961 to deliver a major foreign policy speech at the University of Washington Centennial Convocation.

JFK Address before the University of Washington

President Kennedy stood before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, endorsing a complete and general disarmament, and challenging the Soviet Union to a “peace race.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/RUl3b-pMy_g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy stood before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, endorsing a complete and general disarmament, and challenging the Soviet Union to a “peace race.”

JFK Address for the General Assembly of the United Nations

On January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath of office from Chief Justice Earl Warren to become the 35th President of the United States. At age 43, he was the youngest man to be elected to the office of President.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/-mFPksmj9P0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

On January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath of office from Chief Justice Earl Warren to become the 35th President of the United States. At age 43, he was the youngest man to be elected to the office of President.

JFK Inaugural Address

President Kennedy returned to his home state of Massachusetts to appear before the state legislature to make his final formal public address before assuming the office of the President.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JFKLibrarySpeeches/~4/2gOeIlNDD_I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

President Kennedy returned to his home state of Massachusetts to appear before the state legislature to make his final formal public address before assuming the office of the President.

JFK Address before Massachusetts State Legislature

The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy is a podcast series of the most memorable and historical speeches delivered by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Each episode features a brief introduction by former Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Curator Frank Rigg, who gives the historical context of each speech.

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JFK Library and Museum - John F. Kennedy Speeches

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