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JFKWHP-KN-C29253
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern in foreground, back to camera) delivers remarks before a crowd gathered at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). President Kennedy delivered his speech from a platform erected on the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg. Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, and interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, stand right of the President; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, stands left of the President. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29248
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern in foreground, back to camera) delivers remarks before a crowd gathered at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). President Kennedy delivered his speech from a platform erected on the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg. Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, and interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, stand right of the President; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, stands left of the President. Also pictured: the President’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29219
Crowds gather at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear President John F. Kennedy deliver remarks from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29218
Crowds gather at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear President John F. Kennedy deliver remarks from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29217
Crowds gather at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear President John F. Kennedy deliver remarks from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29211
President John F. Kennedy (hidden) views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Floyd Boring, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Horizontal streak at bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29210
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29206
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29209
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?”
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JFKWHP-KN-C29208
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?” [Blue streaking on image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29207
President John F. Kennedy (mostly hidden) views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (mostly hidden); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Jerry Blaine. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?” [Discoloration in image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29225
President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) greets officials during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29224
President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) inspects honor guard troops during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic); French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse walks left of President Kennedy. Those standing at right include: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29223
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (mostly obscured), and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand right of the President. Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Chairman of the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, General Lucius D. Clay; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Counsel to President Kennedy, Theodore C. Sorensen; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29222
President John F. Kennedy (center left, standing on platform) observes as Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, delivers remarks during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stands right of the President. Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29220
President John F. Kennedy (near center left) stands on a platform during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Air Force One sits in the background.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29212
President John F. Kennedy stands on a platform with Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (right), and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner (center), during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Air Force One sits in the background.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29237
Crowds gather at Paulsplatz (St. Paul’s Square) in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic), to see President John F. Kennedy walk from Römerberg Square to Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church).
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JFKWHP-KN-C29236
President John F. Kennedy and others walk to Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) following his address at Römerberg Square in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). Those pictured include: Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Frankfurt, Werner Bockelmann; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs, McGeorge Bundy; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; the President’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Payne, and Tony Sherman. Crowds line the street to watch the President pass.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29235
President John F. Kennedy's motorcade travels from Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) to Frankfurt Stadium in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). President Kennedy stands mostly hidden in center car; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard, stands in foreground in car. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Jerry Blaine, Roy Kellerman, and Floyd Boring. Crowds line the street to watch the President pass.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29234
President John F. Kennedy (seated near center left) listens to remarks at Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; President of the Bundesrat of West Germany, Kurt Georg Kiesinger; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Frankfurt, Werner Bockelmann. [Blemish near lower right edge is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29233
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). [White spots at left edge and upper right corner are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29232
President John F. Kennedy (seated at right) visits Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic); President of the Bundestag, Eugen Gerstenmaier (at lectern), delivers remarks for the occasion. [Blemishes along right edge are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29261
President John F. Kennedy (center, standing in first car) rides in an open convertible as his motorcade travels from Hanau to Frankfurt, West Germany (Federal Republic). Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn, and Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard, stand in car with President Kennedy. Crowds of military personnel line the street.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29214
President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) greets crowds gathered in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic), during his visit to Fliegerhorst Kaserne military base. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Jack Ready.