President-elect Kennedy addresses MA legislature (City on a Hill Speech)

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President-elect Kennedy addresses MA legislature (City on a Hill Speech)

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3 жыл бұрын

President-Elect John F. Kennedy delivers to a Joint Convention of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The State House, Boston, January 9, 1961. Also know as the "City Upon a Hill" speech
Audio: WBZ Radio. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

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@sharonsteward2904 3 жыл бұрын

This man made me proud to be a citizen of America. I was 18 and not able to vote for him but my parents did. At 78 I still love to hear his voice and his speeches are so stirring ❤️

@bernardsherry5642 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@graceandpeace4414 3 жыл бұрын

@Sharon Steward I'm 55. I love listening to his speeches.

@LPD15ponce 11 ай бұрын

Hear! Hear! No one else in high office has ever come as close to having the pulse of the nation in his hand, and in his heart, as President Kennedy.

@132indo Ай бұрын

because he reminds people of American greatness in our prime.

@DaninVirgina-mg7rf 15 күн бұрын

Look at the decline of the dem party compared to when JFK was POTUS. Compare JFK to Harris. How far the dems have sunk. When JFK was murdered, the best part of our country and even the world perished on that day. Just think of the evilness in the hearts and minds of those who planned his execution. Neither the USA nor the world has been the same since that tragic day. A lot, if not most, of the goodness in our country took those bullets. Our once great thriving vibrant nation is now a mere shadow of what it once was. Cynicism rules.

@jamesfrangione8448 3 жыл бұрын

What a President sounds like. A timely reminder of what we were, and what we can be with thoughtful, intelligent, and intentional leadership. Courage, judgement, integrity, and dedication...these are the historic qualities that have guided us before, and should guide us always.

@dnhy7951 2 жыл бұрын

That is very apt and very eloquent. Indeed,it is worthy of Kennedy himself.

@01cheo Жыл бұрын

WOW!!!! Steve, thank you for sharing. I am a 78 yo retired veteran of the US Navy, more so I am a veteran of: The United States of America. I cried today, listening to this speech, never having heard it before; for JFK, but more so for The United States of America, and we the people who strive to keep the flame lit. May its beacon of hope re-light brighter than it has ever shined. Thanks again for sharing Steve. William Casanova, Lt, US Navy (Ret)

@bernardsherry5642 3 жыл бұрын

"God willing wherever I serve this shall remain my home" Gives me goosebumps 🇺🇸🇺🇸

@ravindraprasad6350 2 жыл бұрын

úúuûú uu úu uhuu u up in úúúú hi i8d

@jameshotz1350 Жыл бұрын

A brilliant man of foresight and a brilliant speaker. I'm so glad he was president in my time.

@KennethSloan Жыл бұрын

Wow, Donald Trump, nor, for that matter, any GOPer, could deliver anything like this now

@philippapay4352 Жыл бұрын

It breaks my heart and strengthens my resolve to listen to this once again. Thank you for allowing us ready access to it here.

@ChristopherJoseph35 7 ай бұрын

“No matter where I serve, this shall remain my home” 😢

@stephennajemy3321 3 жыл бұрын

Along with his Inaugural Address and his American University "peace speech", this Farewell Speech to the Massachusetts Legislature remains one of his greatest. Sadly we shall never see the like of him again. When columnist Mary McGrory commented to Patrick Moynihan shortly after the assassination "Patrick, we'll never laugh again". And Moynihan replied "oh we'll laugh again, but we'll never be young again."

@Lafuerza_V Жыл бұрын

Jfk was something else, flaws and all he was incredible

@chuck7476 Жыл бұрын

He made America great and had a powerful voice

@nashbridges120 3 ай бұрын

An extraordinary speech of significance and substance offered up by an extraordinary man. But my first thought, sadly, is just how far we’ve fallen.

@KennethSloan Жыл бұрын

Jack's father, Joe Kennedy, thought this was so good that he wondered how Jack could top it when he took his inaugural address a week later. Jack Kennedy said not to worry his inaugural address would not disappoint. It did not.

@jkrasney1 3 жыл бұрын

Courage, Judgment, Integrity and Dedication - intangible characteristics necessary, in any leader of men and of a country.

@jamesc.7990 Жыл бұрын

For those who do not know, Kennedy's father, Joe, saw this speech beforehand and urged Kennedy to save it for the inauguration because he thought it was that good. Kennedy reassured his father that he had something just as good for the inauguration.

@MrZackavelli 11 ай бұрын

Boy did he

@demi2931 Жыл бұрын

The emotion during the "My home" bit was palpable

@leilanirocks 3 жыл бұрын

A speech from a time when Americans, as one nation, were not too cynical or afraid of setting lofty goals with the objective of obtaining them. We need to decide that is what we wish to be again.

@dnhy7951 2 жыл бұрын

That is very apt and very eloquent. Indeed worth of Kennedy himself.

@xzysyndrome Жыл бұрын

Imagine a day when we can get men (or women) like this in office again...those days are gone. What a shit show and downward spiral we have had the last 20 years

@dumbgenious1960 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the events going on at that exact same spot in the picture now

@bernardsherry5642 3 жыл бұрын

It is sad isn't?😢Stay Safe

@johnnotrealname8168 3 жыл бұрын

What is happening in Massachusetts?

@JayMac 3 жыл бұрын

...... Literally nothing. This is the state house in Boston, not the capital 😂😂😂😂

@jeewa7961 Жыл бұрын

What a loss to the USA, and to the world, that President Kennedy was not given the gift of long and happy years.

@dnhy7951 2 жыл бұрын

What you have lost, what you have lost....

@matthewperry8173 Жыл бұрын

In the words of my Grandfather I haven’t left Boston Since Korea. Robert Alfred Perry Great Speech! JFK

@NaimaZakaria 6 ай бұрын

is there a video of the THE CITY UPON A HILL SPEECH?

@ClassPresidentAlejandro1999 3 жыл бұрын

is there video?

@michaellawrence5492 2 жыл бұрын

John F. Kennedy struggles had then are still today ours to face and bring victory as he did in heart. May God help us all not ever to quit fighting to persevere Freedom and Liberty to all.

@michaelbarnhart2593 2 жыл бұрын

Michael - with an estimated 60% of Americans who have a 3rd Grade reading level, I do not think it can happen again. :-(

@robertchristie1611 4 ай бұрын

"Men of Courage, judegment,Integrity and dedication who serve the public good"; what happened to our country? Where are these men and women?Whether a "City on Hill" voiced by a Democrat or a Bright Shining City on the Hill" voiced by a Republican they were true patriots and were worthy leaders of all Americans. I pray that we see American pride, American civility and character come back to our great nation.

@zanebeers3327 3 жыл бұрын

Well at least progressives and far right Q followers can agree on one thing: John Fitzgerald Kennedy was awesome

@karanveersingh6367 Жыл бұрын

Could you please put english "subtitles ".

@Mrrobackenson1 Жыл бұрын

He forgot to mention how intolerant the Puritans were to anyone but them!!!!!!!

@SaudAlThani 3 жыл бұрын

"That we shall be as a city upon a hill" 4:03

@danwallach8826 11 ай бұрын

Interesting how JFK refers to the ship carrying John Winthrop twice. The Arabella. Wasn't that the name intended for his and Jackie's stillborn daughter in 1956?

@alfredfreedomjones5105 5 ай бұрын

Yes! Good catch!

@vicbertfartingclack4559 3 жыл бұрын

Here is the gold standard and the template for what the US should expect and demand of their presidents. Start here again and maybe the current national nightmare can be avoided for ever more. JFK is a reminder that America has always been great, just too bad a would-be fascist con artist convinced so many people to doubt that fact back in 2016 and so many again, in 2020. Great nations deserve great leaders.

@bernardsherry5642 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@bernardsherry5642 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@graceandpeace4414 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@MsJanetLouise 3 жыл бұрын

The current president, who's been in the DC swamp for about 50 years basking in corruption, is a con artist. Too bad the brainwashing by the media, who control the minds of the sheep, stayed in a trance listening to the mesmerizing 'flute'...GOD wins in the end though..

@crisgildagarcia993 3 жыл бұрын

Now, 6/13/21 forever our President, now he turned 100 y o if alive.

@warrenhoffman2006 2 жыл бұрын

His birthday is 5/29/1917.

@pinaleta 6 күн бұрын

Please apply his four principal values and measurement of success to our current presidential candidates and make a wise decision.

@lorenztensione 3 жыл бұрын

♥️

@delorme9 3 жыл бұрын

Why isn't there any film of this?

@ruffian2952 3 жыл бұрын

Inquire at the library that bears his name. Further, Go Habs Go.

@delorme9 3 жыл бұрын

@@ruffian2952 Go Habs Go

@ruffian2952 3 жыл бұрын

@@delorme9 4-0-2. Nice start. 29 goals! My mother's people are from Montreal. Stay tuned.

@fasteddie8782 4 ай бұрын

What happened to the city on the hill???? I was born in Boston it's sad

@tommyboy1653 Жыл бұрын

The only thing to top this would be my Father showing up for Christmas, after dead for 10 years.

@alfredfreedomjones5105 5 ай бұрын

creative 😂

@tstbad59 2 жыл бұрын

0:37 yeeyes

@Larry-vc5qv 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Kennedy thought this brief speech was too good, and would potentially surpass his son's coming Inaugural Address...

@michael.maclaren 2 жыл бұрын

Caught in the act

@michael.maclaren 2 жыл бұрын

Intentionally

@niningsetia4213 Жыл бұрын

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@SilverDreamer62 Жыл бұрын

5:51, 6:48. Jack Kennedy, or someone very like you, we need you now more than ever. In that time, your party was a noble competitor, not the unrecognisible destroyer it is in the present hour.

@zinkadu Жыл бұрын

You do mean the republican Maga party?

@dnhy7951 Жыл бұрын

Ridiculous arrant comment.The GOP is a disgrace .

@tstbad59 2 жыл бұрын

0:58 heeya