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July 4, 1962 - President Kennedy declared today that the U.S. looked forward to a “declaration of interdependence” that would bring it into a “concrete Atlan July 4, 1962 - President On July 4, 1962, President John F. Kennedy traveled to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to address the people of Philadelphia and the United States at the 186th National Observance of Independence Day. On July 4, 1962, President Kennedy stood in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall and gave a speech on "the interdependence of nations," according to the plaque on the ground that marks the spot. Who cares? Not many people did -- until Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963. On July 4, 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited Philadelphia to celebrate the Fourth of July and visit Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Like many Presidents before and after him, John F. Kennedy celebrated Independence Day in 1962 in the City of Brotherly Love. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the enduring relevance of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, explains the role of the United States in relation to the emerging In the most memorable Fourth of July recall, here is the transcript, the significance and media excerpts of interpretations of President John F. Kennedy's 1962 speech in the In his speech the President praises the American democratic system which encourages differences and allows for dissent, discusses the enduring relevance of the Constitution and the Declaration of On this fourth day of July, 1962, we who are gathered at this same hall, entrusted with the fate and future of our States and Nation, declare now our vow to do our part to lift the weights from the shoulders of all, to join other men and nations in preserving both peace and freedom, and to regard any threat to the peace or freedom of one as a Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President’s Office Files. Speech Files. Address at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 July 1962 Overview Kennedy uses his remarks on July 4 to talk not just about American freedom, but the idea of freedom around the world. By this time, the Berlin Wall has been built and troops are being sent to southeast Asia to stave off Communist aggression. At an Independence Day celebration at historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy delivered an address on the importance of the Declaration of Independence to contemporary Americans. President John F. Kennedy’s helicopter lands near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Independence Day Celebrations, 4 July 1962. It was a quick trip to the the steps of Independence Hall in front of a large crowd at the National Observance of Independence Day presented by the City of Philadelphia and 54th Annual Governors In his speech President Kennedy discusses the enduring relevance of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, explains the role of the United States in relation to the emerging European Community, and characterizes the American democratic system as one that encourages dissent and differences of opinion. Full text of President John F. Kennedy’s July 4 th Speech (1962) at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. TRANSCRIPT:. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Governor, Governor Powell, Your Excellency The Archbishop, Governor Lawrence, Mayor Tate, Senator Clark, Congressman Green, distinguished governors, ladies and gentlemen, citizens of Philadelphia. On July 4, 1962, President John F. Kennedy spoke in front of Independence Hall. In his speech, President Kennedy praised the American democratic system which encourages differences and allows for dissent, discussed the enduring relevance of the Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence , and addressed the role of the Listen to the speech. View related documents. President John F. Kennedy Philadelphia July 4, 1962. Governor Powell, Your Excellency the Archbishop, Governor Lawrence, Mayor Tate, Senator Clark, Congressman Green, distinguished Governors, ladies and gentlemen, citizens of Philadelphia: JFK was in Philadelphia at Independence Hall to celebrate the holiday. He was photographed by Mrs. Anthony J. De Silvestro, whose husband later sent Kennedy two copies of the photo, with a request for an autograph and return of one of them. During some of the most tense moments of the Cold War, on the 4th of July President Kennedy visited Independence Hall to give a powerful speech highlighting the importance of democracy and free enterprise around the world. February 20: John Glenn, aboard the Friendship 7 space capsule, becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. February 12 – As Commander-in-chief, Kennedy commutes the military death sentence of seaman Jimmie Henderson to life imprisonment, marking the last time in the 20th century that an American president was faced with such a decision (As of 28 July 2008, the most recent such decision CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture excerpt covering President John F. Kennedy's full address at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy, 1962: Item 278." Governor Wesley Powell of New Hampshire introduces President Kennedy.
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