Guests from all the American republics and Members of Congress during a reception at White House, Washington DC. President John F Kennedy arrives with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy. President Kennedy addresses all the guests on a theme of 'An Alliance for Progress.'
Guests from all the American republics and Members of Congress during a reception at White House, Washington DC. President Kennedy addresses the guests regarding poverty and promise in Latin America. President shakes hand with a man. President leaving with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and others.
President John F Kennedy delivers speech about racial integration at the White House, Washington DC. In his Civil Rights Address, the President talks about civil rights and discrimination on the basis of color, in the wake of unrest and events in Alabama. Kennedy notes that, "in a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics." He also says, "this nation, for all its hopes, and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free."
President John F Kennedy delivers Civil Rights Integration speech at White House, Washington DC, sometimes called his Civil Rights Address. President talks about events in Birmingham Alabama and urges the nation not to indulge in any kind of discrimination towards African Americans of the country. He notes that "the fires of frustration and discord are burning in every city...."
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.
People watch former President John F Kennedy's State funeral in Washington DC. Soldiers take the President's casket. Flags at half mast in honor of former President Kennedy. A parade to honor him. The dignitaries include Chief Justice Earl Warren and Adlai Stevenson. People cry. Soldiers walk beside the cart carrying his casket. American flag at United States Capitol building.
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