President John F Kennedy delivers 'Integration speech' at the White House, Washington DC, addressing issues of race discrimination, civil rights, and racial integration. Seated at his desk in the Oval Office, President Kennedy says he will ask Congress to pass legislation giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities that are open to the public, thus banning separate facilities for whites and blacks, also known as "Jim Crow" discrimination laws. Kennedy says this is an elementary right. He further notes that Jim Crow laws are an "arbitrary indignity that no American in 1963 should have to endure." Exterior view of White House. United States flag flying on the White House. View inside the Oval Office before the event. Cameramen, press, and journalists with motion picture and still cameras. President Kennedy arrives and sits at the desk in the Oval Office.
Group of U.S. Senators and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson greet U.S. President John F Kennedy in the White House, Washington DC. Also present is Sir Alec Douglas, home from the United Kingdom. The President signs the Nuclear Test Ban Agreement (treaty had been signed in Moscow by both parties on August 5, 1963). Photographers take pictures. Close ups of signed treaty.
Director of United States Information Agency, Carl Rowan addresses people in United States. He introduces a documentary program about the Civil Rights March in Washington DC known as the March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom, that occurred on August 28, 1963.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson takes new responsibilities as the President in an atmosphere of grief in the U.S, following the assassination death of President John F. Kennedy. Elevated sweeping view of city of San Francisco, with a flag at half staff in the foreground and bridge, bay, and mountains in the background. Flags waving at half mast on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. U.S. flag at half staff over the Supreme Court. View inside the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. The House of Representatives members stand and applaud for President Johnson as he leaves the chamber following his November 27, 1963 address to Congress. Citizens of the United States descending the stairs of the U.S. Capitol, after viewing the coffin of President Kennedy lying in state.
John F Kennedy delivering American University Commencement Address and raises issue of human rights over all the other issues. He is honored with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law. 10 June 1963.
President John F Kennedy addresses viewers from the White House after his tour of Europe. He talks about his recent visit to European nations. July 1963.
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