President John F. Kennedy visit to Germany 1963 362
Photograph of a speech at the lectern during the visit to Germany by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in June 1963.
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In the context of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Germany from June 23 to 26, 1963, public addresses took place at several locations. The visit was a central event of the Cold War and served to reaffirm transatlantic solidarity with the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin. The conspicuous red background behind the speaker’s podium could point to the draping of the Brandenburg Gate by East German authorities with red curtains to obstruct Kennedy’s view – a symbolic act in the context of the German division.
