Focus: Berlin Wall

The last five months of John F. Kennedy's life were packed with huge moments: His visit to West Berlin, the death of his baby son, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, MLK's March on Washington and a landmark tour of the Florida space facility that would soon bear his name (see the timeline across the bottom). Here, I recap the famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. The art is from the national archives. The highlight of the page: Did he or did he not call himself a jelly doughnut? Photo from the National Archives. June 26, 2013.

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