John F. Kennedy: a Self-Portrait

Through his speeches, John Fitzgerald Kennedy presented his vision to America and to the world. From his announcement to seek the presidency to his speech in Fort Worth, Texas, 1963, this recording contains over twenty major speeches delivered by President Kennedy.Carl Sandburg * Press conference, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1960 * The Primaries and the pre-convention campaign * The Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, July 13, 1960 * The Acceptance Speech, Los Angeles, July 15, 1960 * The Greater Houston Ministerial Association, Houston, Texas, September 12, 1960 * The Kennedy-Nixon Debates, October 21, 1960 * The Concession by Vice President Nixon * Senator Kennedy's first address as President-elect, November 9, 1960 * The Inauguration * The Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961 * The First State of the Union Address, January 29, 1961 * The Bay of Pigs Crisis: Address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C., April 20, 1961 * On His Visit with Krushchev in Vienna: A Report to the Nation, June 6, 1961 * On the Berlin Crisis: A Report to the Nation, July 25, 1961 * Address to the United Nations, New York, September 25, 1961 * Medicare Rally at Madison Square Garden, New York, May 20, 1962 * The Race for Space: Address at Rice University, Houston, September 12, 1962 * James Meredith and the University of Mississippi, September 30, 1962 * The Cuba Crisis, October 22, 1962: Its Sequel, November 2, 1962 * The National Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1962 * AConversation with the President, December 16, 1962 * Final State of the Union Address, January 14, 1963 * American University, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1963 * Civil Rights: A Report to the Nation, June 11, 1963 * West Berlin, June 24, 1963 * The Test Ban: A Report to the Nation, July 26, 1963 * Amherst, Massachusetts, October 26, 1963 * Fort Worth, Texas, November 22, 1963 * Funeral, November 25, 1963.