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26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’

26th June 2022
Tagged as: America, Bein Wall, Berlin, Cold War, East Germany, Germany, JFK, Kennedy, Politics, Speech, USA, USSR, West Germany

While the speech effectively recognised East Berlin as part of the Soviet Bloc, it also reaffirmed America’s commitment to defend West Berlin against Communist expansion.

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26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’

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