He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example ... to evoke timeless themes using memorable phrases. In 1961, John Kennedy challenged Americans across the decades to “Ask ...

When East Germany constructed a wall in Berlin to stem the flow of refugees from the communist-controlled East to the West, Kennedy stated, “A wall is not nice, but it’s a helluva lot better than a ...

President John F. Kennedy with Brothers ... Be sure to explain the reasons for your opinion. Read John Kennedy’s inaugural speech. Perhaps the most widely quoted statement of Kennedy’s ...

Kennedy Library and Museum. Kennedy had outlined his plan for stopping the spread of communism in his inauguration speech ... The President with Krushchev in Vienna, 1961. Courtesy: U.S ...

George Washington’s first inaugural, as will President-elect Donald Trump ... On a frigid winter’s day in 1961, John F. Kennedy’s historic words, “ask not what your country can do ...

Alarmed by the building of the Berlin Wall, President Kennedy sent ... 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1968. During his famous speech Kennedy declared ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (a phrase intended ...