United States President John F Kennedy addresses General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. View of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. President Kennedy addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations- September 25, 1961. “Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.” President Kennedy said. Dignitaries arrive in Moscow. Dean Rusk, Secretary of State of the United States, Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister and Alec Douglas Home, British Foreign Minister signs Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in Moscow. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev claps with others on the signing of the Treaty. President John F Kennedy signs Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at White house, Washington DC. Dean Rusk seen with other Senators.
A plate on chair reads 'The President, Jan. 20 1961'. President John F Kennedy in a meeting with cabinet and military advisors during the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial. Large crowd gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. They carry banners and signs. A sign reads "Jim Crow must go" (reference to racial segregation practices during Civil Rights movement). Demonstrators and speakers on on steps of the Lincoln Memorial during speeches. View of crowd listening to speeches.
United States President John F Kennedy steps down from Air Force One aircraft at airport in Billings, Montana and meets American citizens gathered there. He meets two Native American Indian men in ceremonial dress. He shakes hands with a group of Boy Scouts and with people gathered for his arrival. Scenes show several gatherings of crowds greeting the President, including at a college academic graduation ceremony.
To promote better relations with Latin America through his "Alliance For Progress," President and Mrs. Kennedy visited Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia. Starting at Puerto Rico,on December 15, 1961, a sign is seen bearing the President's image and reading 'Welcome" in Spanich. Next in a motorcade through a crowded street, a man stands in an open car throwing confetti, while President John F. Kennedy (JFK) follows in another open car, accompanied by Governor Munoz Marin of Puerto Rico. In change of scene (and country) on December 16th, JFK stands at a microphone in Venezuela, next to an interpreter making notes. He introduces his wife, as a Kennedy who doesn't need an interpreter, and asks her to say a few words. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy leaves her seat next to President Romulo Betancourt, and steps to the microphone, where she briefly addresses the gathering in Spanish. (Mrs. Betancourt occupies the seat next to JFK's empty one.) After Mrs. Kennedy's brief remarks, those in the gathering applaud, and President Kennedy appears delighted.
President John F Kennedy waves standing in car during his visit to Berlin, Germany. President addresses people of Berlin gathered from the balcony of City Hall. He says, "Ich bin ein Berliner". Crowd cheers. President Kennedy with West Berlin Mayor, Willy Brandt in a balcony.
Soldiers in front of the Presidential motorcade in Paris, France. President John F Kennedy with French President Charles De Gaulle in a car. President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy with other dignitaries. President Kennedy addresses an audience, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador Herve Alphand, Ambassador Sonnet, Ambassador James M. Gavin, and Mr. Redmond at Palais Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France). “Mr. Secretary of State, Ambassador Alphand, Ambassador Sonnet, Ambassador Gavin, M. Redmond, ladies and gentlemen: I do not think it altogether inappropriate to introduce myself to this audience. I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.” President Kennedy said during the introduction of his speech.
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