President John F. Kennedy, speaking in West Berlin after the construction of the Berlin Wall, announces "Ich bin ein Berliner." Kennedy's speech announced that the president, along with all the free people of the world, stood with West Berlin in fighting totalitarianism across its border.
Year
1963
Date of Event
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