Main content
JFK鈥檚 Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech
At the height of the Cold War, United States President John F Kennedy, gave a speech in Berlin on 26 June 1963.
United States President John F Kennedy gave a speech in Berlin at the height of the Cold War on 26 June 1963.
It galvanised the world in support of West Berliners who had been isolated by the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Tom Wills speaks to Gisela Morel-Tiemann, who attended the speech as a student.
A Whistledown production for 91热爆 World Service.
(Photo: John F Kennedy making his speech in Berlin. Credit: Lehnartz/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Last on
Tue 27 Jun 2023
02:50GMT
91热爆 World Service
More episodes
Previous
Broadcasts
- Mon 26 Jun 2023 07:50GMT91热爆 World Service
- Mon 26 Jun 2023 11:50GMT91热爆 World Service
- Mon 26 Jun 2023 17:50GMT91热爆 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Mon 26 Jun 2023 21:50GMT91热爆 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Tue 27 Jun 2023 02:50GMT91热爆 World Service
Podcast
-
Witness History
History as told by the people who were there