De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: John F. Kennedy's Remarks, Berlin [Pdf]

"John F. Kennedy: Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin" is a one page persuasive speech delivered by JFK on June 26, 1963. In it he commended West Germany in its efforts to have a democratic government and berated the Communists for dividing a nation. It is followed by an assignment requiring students to analyze this speech and to write a persuasive speech of their own using some of the same techniques as were used in this speech. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.