President Kennedy's first day started with aerobatic demonstration by planes. Airplanes are ready to take President to the visits most important stop, West Berlin. President's plane takes off from Wiesbaden Air Base. At Military Airport, West Berlin U.S. President Kennedy arrives. The welcome ceremony begins by Allied Troops as the President steps down. He came here to discuss the political problem of divided Berlin.President Kennedy addresses gathering. 26 June 1963.
United States President John Kennedy touring the streets of West Germany. Street sign reads “Friedrichstrasse”. Cameramen and policemen surround President Kennedy and other dignitaries. President Kennedy and other dignitaries reach Berlin Wall in cars. President Kennedy walks up to the viewing stand erected in front of the Berlin Wall. Red banners on Brandenburg Gate are in place, placed there by East Germany to block President's view of East Germans on the other side of the Berlin Wall. View of huge crowd of 150,000 people gathered in the square while President Kennedy passes in car. President Kennedy at a podium to make a speech. Crowd of many thousands cheering in front of Rathaus Schöneberg. President Kennedy at Dublin Airport and honor guard welcomes him on tarmac. Air Force One aircraft parked on the runway behind. During the President's drive from the airport, millions cheer for him as his motorcade winds through the city streets of Dublin. View of cheering Irish people gathered on streets of Dublin in front of shops and offices.
The Soviet controlled East German government opens a new Berlin Wall crossing. A fenced area in Berlin, Germany. A watch tower near the fenced area. The "Wall of Shame" in Berlin has been breached by the East German Red Regime. The new Berlin Wall opening is designed to provide a shorter route to the East Berlin Airport. Military officials in the area. A mason at the construction of a structure. Papers are checked by military officials and a barricade is raised to allow vehicles to pass through.
East Germans cross the Berlin Wall (also known as the “Wall of Shame”) in Berlin, Germany in the year 1962. View of the Wall of Shame or Berlin Wall. Reflective mirror light from atop a tower intended to block western observation of activity in East Berlin. Officer looks through binoculars at the East German guards across the wall. Communist East German guards carrying away body of Bernd Luenser who was shot trying to escape to West Berlin. Russian guards loaded in buses move through streets. Freedom bell in the Rathaus Schöneberg rings. General of the United States Army Lucius D. Clay salutes as the Allied soldiers march past in the streets of West Berlin along with United States tanks.
A crowd of 300, 000 West Germans cheering for United States President John F. Kennedy before delivering a speech in West Berlin. At a podium flanked by American and Berlin City flags, Kennedy begins his speech referring to ancient Roman declaration: "cīvis rōmānus sum" ( I am (a) Roman citizen). President Kennedy goes on to say that today the best boast is: "Ich bin ein Berliner." Crowded streets of West Berlin during President John F Kennedy's visit. Music played by the band as song lyrics contain name of President Kennedy (his Presidential campaign song). Presidential motorcade on the outskirts of West Berlin. Enthusiasm shown by West Berlin people is more than that shown by the people of Frankfurt, Cologne and Bonn. Robert Kennedy and Vice President Johnson were prior visitors to West Berlin after the Wall was built in 1961. Large crowds cheering for Kennedy along the Kurfurstendamm, the main shopping boulevard of West Berlin. The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin, Germany) can be seen on the background. Boys and girls ride scooters and bicycles trying to keep pace with the entourage. Bricked up windows in buildings from East Berlin as seen from West Berlin in the Bernauer Straße. A woman walks her dog along the Berlin Wall. Two women stop to reflect at a memorial for Ida Siekmann, the first victim killed by East German police while trying to cross over "no man's land" between the two sides. Views of the Berlin Wall and surrounding anti-tank barriers and barbed wire in no man's land. The Quadriga on the Brandenburger Tor as seen from West Berlin. Street sign “Straße des 17. Juni”. Presidential motorcade turns to onto 17th June Street. President Kennedy takes a look at East Berlin side. Red flags draped on the Brandenbuger Tor by East German police. Communists display anti-American propaganda in English facing West Berlin. English propaganda by East Germany says “These pledges have been fulfilled in the German Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?”, pertaining to the Yalta and Potsdam Agreements from World War 2. East Germans set up a camera facing West Berlin. East German photographer capturing President Kennedy’s visit on film. President Kennedy stands before the Wall accompanied by Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer. Motorcade leaves Brandenburg Gate and crosses 17th June Street. President's car is preceded by a truck with American and German photographers. President Kennedy’s entourage pass by the Berlin Victory Column (Siegessäule, Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin, Germany). Street signs saying “Friedrichstraße” and “Zimmerstr.”. The entourage stops at the Allied Checkpoint Charlie. President John F. Kennedy views the East German side from a platform near Checkpoint Charlie with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
Scenes of persons moving a board on East Berlin side at Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Scenes of press and official cars. President Kennedy arrives escorted by motorcycle police. President, British Army Commandant Major General David Peel-Yates, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Mayor Willy Brandt and USA Aide Brigadier General Clifton climbing steps to platform and overlooks East Berlin. Scenes of press, TV cameramen and spectators. President Kennedy's party and buses leaving. Spectators travel along the route.