1963: John F. Kennedy brings hope to a divided Berlin

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  • Опубліковано 24 чер 2023
  • "Ich bin ein Berliner" is one of the most famous quotes from a speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy. When he visited West Berlin for a few hours on June 26, 1963, he expressed his solidarity with the inhabitants of the divided city and was frenetically cheered. This episode of History Stories traces the legendary Berlin visit in the midst of the Cold War.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 45

  • @markwilson2992
    @markwilson2992 11 місяців тому +27

    What made this more powerful was no narration. The video spoke for itself.

  • @timjohnson5519
    @timjohnson5519 11 місяців тому +24

    Great quality footage and inspiring.

    • @DWHistoryandCulture
      @DWHistoryandCulture  11 місяців тому +2

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  • @davalvideo
    @davalvideo 7 місяців тому +8

    I am so thankful that German television has kept its original videotape of the coverage of President Kennedy's visit to West Berlin...and not just some grainy kinescope. Their live coverage that day was very extensive, from the motorcades, the stops at Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie, to the speech at the city hall. Great footage of a truly historic day.

  • @runnerawe
    @runnerawe Рік тому +11

    still moving

  • @manfacetweek
    @manfacetweek 10 місяців тому +12

    this is why jfk is my favorite us president of all time

  • @metin1294
    @metin1294 8 місяців тому +7

    Bir türk olarak almanyada bende j f kenndy nin hayraniyim sevdigim bir politikaci büyük politikaci sevilen bir lider sonu böyle olmaliydi .kitleleri arkadindan sürükleyen coşturan bir liderdi , saygiyla sevgiyle aniyoruz ruhu şat olsun .

    • @DWHistoryandCulture
      @DWHistoryandCulture  8 місяців тому

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  • @mikebaginy8731
    @mikebaginy8731 5 місяців тому +2

    A very moving video. I lived in Berlin from 1961 to 1963 and saw JFK in his motorcade on the Clayallee. I also experienced the building of the wall. Times I will never forget. And I recall the reaction of people on the street when news of his assassination was broadcast, many weeping women.

  • @James-nl6fu
    @James-nl6fu 9 місяців тому +8

    Murdered for the "crime" of being a better man by cowards and traitors who ruined several nations, including their own. I can think of no higher praise❤️

  • @altarique123
    @altarique123 7 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful

  • @is_jutt1
    @is_jutt1 11 днів тому +1

    "Ich bin ein Berliner."

  • @najmuddinf
    @najmuddinf 8 місяців тому +3

    June 26, 1963, JFK in Berlin, cheer up with German peoples🎉, but at the end of same year at November 22, 1963, he already dead got assasinated😭. So sad and tragic. In just few months, everything change

  • @Kareem-Baba
    @Kareem-Baba 5 місяців тому +2

    That was when the words of a US president is important both home and abroad

  • @___beyondhorizon4664
    @___beyondhorizon4664 Рік тому +8

    I didn't know that JFK was popular in Germany. I keep thinking about the Dallas assassination 😢 Till this day, there's a clear X mark on the street to remember history 😢
    I recently met a young lady who's first name is Kennedy

    • @DWHistoryandCulture
      @DWHistoryandCulture  Рік тому +1

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    • @dr.wilfriedhitzler1885
      @dr.wilfriedhitzler1885 Рік тому +4

      My father in Germany had two pictures of politicians in his office here in Germany. One shows Willy Brandt and the other President Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was and is very popular in Germany. The Americans brought us democracy, we lost due to the uprise of Hitler.

  • @stefaniatroisi905
    @stefaniatroisi905 9 місяців тому +1

    Quello era un...Presidente! Pure bello oltretutto! Dopodiché c'è stato sempre il quasi nulla...a parte Reagan!!❤

  • @cumulusterraticus3446
    @cumulusterraticus3446 8 місяців тому

    Propeller heads History often repeats itself !

  • @Janique2100
    @Janique2100 Рік тому +2

    Ich war letztes Jahr in Dallas, genau da wo Kennedy erschossen wurde, es ist sehr spannend, nebenan gibs einen Laden mit Andenken.
    jacky undJohn waren ein richtig hübsches Paar. I wanna be a Kennedy (U96)

  • @ebooksajdakamave890
    @ebooksajdakamave890 2 місяці тому

    ❤We Thank Konekted To This JFK' s One Of His Best Historic Moments ❤BEKSUIS ❤

  • @BerkFernandez-hg5xk
    @BerkFernandez-hg5xk Місяць тому

    JFK instinctively knew where to go and what to do. He brought a clarity and deep conviction of our place in the world.

    • @user-ct1kh2if8j
      @user-ct1kh2if8j 8 днів тому

      @@BerkFernandez-hg5xk So did indeed Nixon...

  • @yvonnefarrell1029
    @yvonnefarrell1029 11 місяців тому +1

    I was told that the correct German would have been "Ich bin Berliner" and that the President's statement "Ich bin ein Berliner" inadvertently stated "I am a Berliner (a kind of donut)". Great to see this footage in full and we say Vielen Dank, DW.

    • @DWHistoryandCulture
      @DWHistoryandCulture  11 місяців тому +5

      Thanks for watching! While it would certainly make for an amusing tale, it is important to clarify that the story you mentioned about JFK being misunderstood as saying "we are all jelly donuts" is nothing more than a rumor. JFK intended to convey the message that "we are all citizens of Berlin" and it was well understood by the Berlin audience.

    • @JohnJay2142
      @JohnJay2142 9 місяців тому

      In Berlin, they take offence if you order a "Berliner" in a bakery, they call them "Pfannkuchen" there.

    • @1080lights
      @1080lights 5 місяців тому

      Grammar technicalities aside, the Germans would have understood perfectly and would not have found it odd. Plus, the pastry is not called a Berliner in Berlin, anyway.

  • @marcogarza3720
    @marcogarza3720 8 місяців тому

    JFK 🎉a right righteous man . He sounds like he's talking about Donald Trump 🎉❤😅💜

  • @JB-gj6li
    @JB-gj6li 3 місяці тому

    Watching footage of JFK events seem mythical. My goodness.

  • @duncanbarry3898
    @duncanbarry3898 8 місяців тому +2

    america lost its innocense on 22 n0v 1963 ....major barry ret usaf

    • @kneesoxxx7902
      @kneesoxxx7902 7 місяців тому

      America held slaves in this country, practiced Jim Crow , killed people all over the world and wiped out an entire generation of natives after they stole this land from them.. all before 11.22.63 .. He must’ve been less than sober when he made that ridiculous comment so I forgive him.

  • @IsacCorrea
    @IsacCorrea 3 місяці тому

    Woody.

  • @jerrymarnon41
    @jerrymarnon41 9 місяців тому +2

    RFK JR/TULSI. 24❤❤❤

    • @mrocean8139
      @mrocean8139 8 місяців тому

      What party?

    • @braydenbaumann4398
      @braydenbaumann4398 4 місяці тому

      ​@@mrocean8139the we the people party, lets make sure he gets on tge ballot!

  • @cervgiovanni
    @cervgiovanni Рік тому

    Civis romanus sum

  • @petrouschkababouschka2827
    @petrouschkababouschka2827 9 місяців тому +2

    Still SO funny!

    • @DWHistoryandCulture
      @DWHistoryandCulture  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching. What exactly do you find funny?

    • @petrouschkababouschka2827
      @petrouschkababouschka2827 8 місяців тому +1

      Ich bin Berliner is inclusive but, Ich bin EIN Berliner means I am a donut :)

    • @RiesterMeister
      @RiesterMeister 8 місяців тому

      @@petrouschkababouschka2827 No, completely wrong and an urban legend. "ich bin Berliner" is grammatically just wrong. "Ich bin ein Berliner" means a citizen of Berlin and in some regions it may also imply that you are a jelly filled donut. But in Berlin that thing is called Pfannkuchen and people in germany do not laugh if someone says "Ich bin ein Hamburger". It's rather a dad joke to turn it into "haha, you're food"