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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1964 documentary with Dutch narration was produced by Art Lieberman and covers the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. It covers all the important milestones in his life from his birth, to his election as senator and eventually as president. As president, it covers important topics like the Bay of Pigs Fiasco, his position on the Civil Rights Movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The documentary includes extensive excerpts of JFK’s speeches, including his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin in June 1963. 0:06 “An Art Lieberman Production”, 1:21 “John Fitzgerald Kennedy”, 1:34 JFK and Jackie Kennedy greeting cheering crowds, 2:16 the Manhattan skyline, 2:35 John F. Fitzgerald Mayor of Boston, 3:29 several pictures of a young JFK, 3:52 Harvard University, 4:16 a Young Ambassador Kennedy getting off a ship, 4:33 protests in city across Europe, 5:03 Adolf Hitler giving a speech, 5:29 Benito Mussolini giving a speech, 5:40 attack on Pearl Harbor, 6:35 the Potsdam Conference, 7:30 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, 7:49 JFK and his brother Bobby Kennedy speaking about his campaign, 8:31 JFK and others being sworn in, 8:46 John and Jackie Kennedy together including their wedding, 9:50 Joseph McCarthy giving a speech, 10:09 JFK being flown out for medical treatment, 10:37 JFK and his book “Profiles in Courage”, 10:47 the Democratic Convention in Chicago with JFK introducing Adlai E. Stevenson, 11:45 JFK at Senate Committee, 12:51 John and Jackie with their daughter Caroline, 13:44 JFK during his presidential campaign, 14:55 JFK introducing Lyndon B. Johnson at the Democratic Convention in LA, 16:39 JFK greeting the crowds, 17:06 JFK celebrating his presidential victory, 18:20 JFK being sworn in as President and giving his inauguration speech, 20:10 Fidel Castro being celebrated after the revolution, 20:33 Bay of Pigs prisoners being paraded, 21:32 JFK getting on Air Force One for a flight to France, 22:00 John and Jackie meeting Charles de Gaulle, 22:34 John and Jackie meeting Khrushchev in Vienna, 23:33 aerial overview of Berlin showing the newly built wall, 23:46 Khrushchev and Walter Ulbricht touring the Wall, 24:04 the Wall being built, 24:33 JFK speaking at the United Nations, 25:20 JFK presenting the “Peace Corps” executive order, 26:31 JFK receiving an honorary degree from Yale, 27:03 JFK and his child getting on Air Force One, 27:48 JFK during being cheered by crowds in Mexico, 28:03 Jackie giving a speech in Spanish, 28:46 John and Jackie on a boat cruise, 29:34 a U-2 in flight followed by analysis of the pictures, 30:26 JFK giving a speech at Yale, 31:12 JFK meeting with the Soviet Ambassador, 32:13 JFK speaking about the blockade of Cuba, 33:49 US UN Ambassador questioning the Soviet UN Ambassador, 35:20 JFK speaking after the withdrawal of the missiles from Cuba, 36:33 JFK being questioned by people in a public forum, 39:51 Martin Luther King being accompanied by supporters and protestors being carried away overlaid by JFK speaking about the civil rights protests, 42:00 JFK being celebrated in West Berlin by huge crowds, 43:05 JFK and Willy Brandt, 43:16 JFK giving his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, 45:58 JFK being greeted by his family upon his return to Washington DC, 46:21 Khrushchev at the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 47:52 Jim Bishop speaking to the camera followed by footage of John and Jackie playing with their kids, 49:25 POV of a plane landing on a runway, 50:16 Homage to JFK, 50:37 Story by Robert Joseph and produced by Seymour Reed John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person to assume the presidency by election and the youngest president at the end of his tenure. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
