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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project:address of Sen. John F. Kennedy Accepting Nomination

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the acceptance speech of John F. Kennedy as he accepted the nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1960. In it he gives his vision of a New Frontier.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: John F. Kennedy's Speech to Congress May 25, 1961 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a four-page PDF of the text to a "Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs" Page 4 of President John F. Kennedy's Speech to Congress on May 25, 1961, asking for more funding for the National Space Program.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Excerpts From Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Featured are excerpts from the speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Valley Forge Country Club, Valley Forge, PA given on October 29, 1960 during his campaign for the Presidency.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Houston Ministerial Association Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video (4:59] of Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy address to the Houston Ministerial Association on September 12, 1960, at the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX, where he discussed his Catholic religion and what...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" (I Am a 'Berliner')

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of John F. Kennedy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a 'Berliner'] delivered on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin, Germany.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:31] of President John F. Kennedy's first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio recording of a speech given to Americans by John F. Kennedy on October 22, 1962 where he talks about the buildup of Soviet military power in Cuba. A transcript is also provided. [17:37]
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning Civil Rights delivered on June 11, 1963.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: American University Commencement Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963, where he spoke of peace for all of all time.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Kennedy's address to the nation concerning the Cuban Missle Crisis, delivered on October 22, 1962.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Address to Congress Following Kennedy's Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the speech given by President Johnson after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In his speech, he pledges to pursue Kennedy's legislative goals.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Memorial Address for John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and audio of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly after President John F. Kennedy's death. It was delivered on November 26, 1963, in New York.
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NASA

Nasa: John F. Kennedy Moon Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text of President John Kennedy's Rice Stadium Moon Speech September 12, 1962, with links to audio and video.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Resources: Robert Kennedy on Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] After reading the background information about Attorney General Robert Kennedy's report on civil rights enforcement activities of the Department of Justice in 1962, read the full transcript of the...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to a transcript of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address given on January 20, 1961.
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US National Archives

Nara: Jfk Assassination Records Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Archives and Records Administration government website that provides an extensive collection of quality documents and information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Other

Commission on Presidential Debates: 1960 Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
View the transcripts to the four presidential debates of the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains links to JFK's Inaugural Address, States of the Union addresses, Ich bin ein Berliner Speech, addresses on the Cuban-Missile Crisis and addresses to Khrushchev.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Robert F. Kennedy Speech on the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Audio available
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: "Let Us Continue"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Lyndon Baines Johnson's speech "Let Us Continue," on the occasion of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 27, 1963; it is offered in a You Tube Video, an mp3 audio, and in text. [6:11]
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The History Place

The History Place: Jfk Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place has the text of President John F. Kennedy's speech addressing the nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis. An audio clip of the speech is also included.
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Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: Memorandum of Discussion: January 28, 1961

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of a conversation between President Kennedy and his advisors concerning the "prospects for success" of an American plan to send American-trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba.
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George Washington University

National Security Administration: Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is from the National Security Administration's Website. It has information on the operations involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Difficult for an Elementary student to understand, but a great resource for Elementary teachers.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: First Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
View President Kennedy's remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress March 13, 1962 given to Latin American diplomats at the White House.

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