John F. Kennedy - American University Commencement

[lovelplants]

wow.. he is one of my fave president. :)

[GreenmeGo]

From the great President

[happinesson]

Full of optimism and full of encouragement speech.

[JohnnyMac2237]

Please America...Vote and turn parties only if anything to vote for Ron Paul...He is our JFK..RFK and the last knight who fights to preserve our nation and our inherent natural rights to live as free souls. And all the influence that killed JFK & RFK (Coincidentally our last 2 assassinated political figures) are fighting to retain their power now through political influence and media influence to choose our puppets of finance for us. Everyone else the GOP has lined up even Pres O is a puppet.

[cyclestring]

great speech from a great President. .

[mikepousti]

I wonder why I keep coming back to your page, such a nice channel!

[stormcrow2525]

This is the speech that caused the "shadow government" to kill JFK. When we allowed them to get away with it, we sealed our fate.

[NosferatuAaacaado]

Last REAL president of the United States.

[TheSwanlake2009]

JFK was a man who cared more about the people, than of interests. he died for us.

[scob62]

He was a great President

[getplaning]

The death of JFK was the turning point for the United States. All one has to do is look at the course America took upon his death to understand why he was killed and who killed him.

[MrSimpet111]

The only ona real american president. The others are zionist beasts!

[swt32567]

President Kennedy was a true visionary.Our world would have been a much differenrt place had he lived.

[TAz69x]

The US back when America was a scientific and economic powerhouse, theology and religion hadn't shot America's kneecaps out, and politics weren't the disgrace they are today.

Sometimes we need to look back to go forward...

[Johnnyqwest1]

He inspired us but the party he left behind has much to be desired.

[derekxnl]

Not merely peace in our time, but peace in all time.

[RedTory44]

The handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis was Kennedy's most significant achievement. We'll never know how that crisis would have been handled had another man held the office of the POTUS. But JFK learned the lessons of history. He understood how events could get out of hand and develop a life of their own. I believe that made a difference.

[karqueef]

This is my favorite president.

[NkrumahTure]

I will admit that John F. Kennedy was a great statesman. He understood his role as a U.S. president. I dare say, he was almost "made" for the office.

[RMSTitanic87]

John F Kennedy was a great man! Rest in peace.

[LiliaLayla]

So much ignorance in one place. They wouldn't allow ANY Irish Catholics in country clubs because there was a great deal of racism directed towards them back then. Stores posted signs reading No Irish Need Apply. Saying JFK was a jew lover only reveals your own hatred and bigotry. And you should be glad JFK was Pres. in 1962 because if Nixon had been running the country during the Cuban Missile Crisis - your happy ass wouldn't be here because Nixon would have gotten half the country blown up.

[ocean3da]

JFK said some interesting and new things, but he wasn't. He as no god or am someone with magical powers. Some people need to wake up and stop dreaming.

Delusion isn't a good thing.

[BemusedTIger]

jfk was jew loving lay-about spoiled disaster of a president

almost got us blown up

let commies run around all they wanted.

If only nixon had won in 1960, wd hv stopped the commies 4 good

[ocean3da]

How so?

It was the old republican right, that was anti war.

Like Ron Paul?

Nixon didn't support those ideas.

[BemusedTIger]

yeay, that's what I'm saying.

[ocean3da]

Well, no. But if Nixon went about with war, then what?

[BemusedTIger]

shd have just invaded ussr and squashed the commies once and for all

[ocean3da]

Right, and end the world there and then.

[ocean3da]

JFK wasn' anyone special.

[SunCelticSea]

He is my hero, my hope my freedom!thank you for up!!

Ich bin ein berliner, my favourite speech!

[BemusedTIger]

SunCelticSea, you hopeless sap. Is there anything u hv ever done that isnt as predictable as bowl movements for an irish jew loving commie? JFK was a sick jw loving rich boy evil phoney. He pretended to speed read in order to fool ppl into thinking he was smart. Only an idiot wd think of that. His phoney jew friend sorenson has been liking mick kennedy hnies all these yrs 4 what? Glad that lying jw phoney is at last gone. Irish are saps.

[Roadmincer]

hahahahaaaaaaa, the ramblings of an idiot. I wouldn't turn my head to spit on you.

Ironically, its inspiring people like Kennedy that ensure shitheads like this are still allowed to express their opinion but he probably had an idea that we could harvest their organs or at least use them as low emission fuel in the future.

And they're probably going to be a poor substitute at best. What a waste of space.

[BemusedTIger]

joe kennedy was a swindler thats the real reason they didnt want him in the country clubs. documentaries are always sobbing about how poor joe wasnt allowed in cuz he was irish. ha ha. real reason is everyone knew what a gangster he was. Not sure why he was so obsessed w getting into those clubs in the first place. I mean whatt the big deal about playing golf w a bunch of 80 yr olds

[ocean3da]

What he said, actually means I am a donut.

[medinapete]

Among the graduates in the audience on that day in June 1963 was Judith Blum, known today as Judge Judy.

[0907oliv]

My favorite JFK speech. Indeed his vision has not been fully realized. There is much work to do.

[johnhs3SoCal]

You have to consider that this was a different time, insofar as Presidential security was concerned. This was BEFORE his assasination; they weren't all "on their toes", like our society sadly is today. More of a relaxed, simple time.  Hands down, this was JFK's more visionary speech. Very sad his vision was never fully realized.

[NkrumahTure]

I would say that his security was as vigilant as they were supposed to be at that time. Because of the cold war I don't believe that the secret service were not "on their toes" though.

[muetter]

that podium overlooks the track and field where I run, kinda cool

[xitongzou]

By far JFK's best speech but often overshadowed by his inaugural address. Sure his inaugural speech was great but doesn't match up to this one IMO.

[suppliants]

Part 3 >>

Then in 2:40 the film returns to the side shot of JFK and - surprise! - the car the man got into is gone. I mean, you know, it's only the PRESIDENT giving a speech...I mean, you know, geez....

[suppliants]

Part 2:

And then from 2:03 - 2:39 we see a shot from behind the president toward the audience and there are lots people walking around like it's some kind of sporting event - one girl even goes running through an aisle in front of the president (2:15 -2:19) and you can even see the on-stage guests and university figures on JFK's right looking at what's going on - prob embarrassed. Part 3 >>

[suppliants]

Part 1:

I can't believe how people were acting during the president's speech! Between :55 and 1:14 in a strangely juxtaposed camera angle - a side shot - a man walks up to a car, unlocks the door and casually gets in - just meters away from the president as he's giving the speech! What the crap! They should've at least put up a barrier between the President of the US and an open street. Very unprofessional. Part 2 >>

[verbaud]

"So, let us not be blind to our differences—but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal. "

[seltian]

Death to Imperialism!!!!!

[rodni7777]

Great Speech, thanks for posting it.

[ternqwest]

Great speaker, and no teleprompter!

[leslita37]

I went to AU . . . does anyone know where he gave this speech on campus? I can't tell!?

[cptcosmo]

Executive Order 11110 is what got Kennedy killed.

And who seems to be at the center of all of current monetary woes? The Federal Reserve.

[atomicblooze]

What a wonderful and thoughtful speech.

However, we should understand - the press ignored it at the time. Not front page news.

We only recognized the importance years later.

A lesson learned.

[deniseheyse53]

I think this speach holds the core concepts for what they assasinated him for. Pardon the flip manner in which I mention his assasination. Its never to be forgotten, and we must carry his message of peace.

[Killerstroke96]

Hands down the best JFK speech, it's remarkable cuz u have to remeber what was going on at that time, the whole drama w/ the Soviet Union & a month later this speech led to a limited nuclear test ban treaty. Ted Sorenson and JFK were like siamese twins cuz they complemented each other very well.U had Ted Sorenson a radical pacifist speech writer and JFK a global visionary looking to build new bridges w/ americas enemies, it was classic. There will never be another duo like this again.

[jaschaheifetz]

He made of himself the best we could ever hope to be. All of what he passed on to us came from just two years, ten months and two days. Those of us old enough to remember, will grieve over his loss for the rest of our lives.

[miamicrg]

There probablyv isn't a week that goes by for these last 45+ years that I haven't thought about Jack and what would he have done about this and that happening today.His untimely death and lost potencial still haunts us today.There is a great book out about Jack-a must read. It's called Jack & Lem-the story of Jack's best friend for 30 years.Lem Billings was a gay man-yet Jack remained his best friend with him from the day they met in 1934 until the day Jack died.How loyal and cool was Jack....

[miamicrg]

Jack being a peace maker certainly did make a lot of people in the Military Industrial Complex and elsewhere very unhappy. The fact is had he lived--he would have pulled of of Vietnam by '66--saving 2 million Vietmanese lives and 4/5ths of the 60k+ lives of Americans. There is no doubt that had Jack and/or Bobby (who would have pulled out in '70) lived--the world would have been a much better place to live. Ted Sorensen & JFK wrote some of the greatest speeches in American political history.

[miamicrg]

Listen to these words Pres elect Obama....for you are the JFK of today....

[Mobilecheese]

This was the speech that effectively sealed JFK's tragic fate.There were those there sitting listening to JFK who were squirming with rage and indignation.What was JFK saying?

Did he want some sort of accommodation or rapprochement with the Soviets? At best,JFK wanted merely an understanding but to those in US government,industry and military what JFK was saying here was treachery - or that's what they thought.Was JFK selling out to Communism? Of course,he wasn't but that's what they thought.

[RustyChopper]

He was the best US President ever.

[squirevet]

This is ludicrous. Complete and utter comedy.

[dudethehampster]

What kind of a peace do I mean and what kind of peace do we seek? . . . I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living. . . Not merely peace in our time, but peace in all time. . .

[baseballeddie1177]

it was 104 dgrees this day.