JFK, President John F. Kennedy, the first American President born in the 20th century, the youngest elected to the office, and our only Catholic President, was shot and killed forty-seven years ago today. In this video clip, watch as Kennedy is sworn is as president, then delivers his Inaugural Address.
“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today, at home and around the world!”
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
Part II is here.
The New Civil Rights Movement
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