Additional Resources: Presidential Speeches
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President
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Delivered March 4, 1865 by Abraham Lincoln. "With malice
toward none, with charity for all …"
National
Archives Feature on Kennedy and Reagan's Berlin Speeches
National Archives "American Originals" online exhibit
on Berlin speeches by Presidents Kennedy and Reagan. Includes
background on the speeches and manuscript images.
President
Kennedy's 1963 West Berlin Speech
"Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz,"delivered by John
F. Kennedy on June 26, 1963. "Today in the world of freedom,
the proudest boast is 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'"
President
Reagan's 1987 Berlin Wall Speech
"Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate,"delivered by Ronald
Reagan in West Berlin on June 12, 1987. "Mr. Gorbachev, open
this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
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