Wow I'm from Rockford and had no idea Kennedy came here back in the day,that's pretty cool.Kennedy was such an amazing man,and this was an amazing speech...
I grew up in Northwest Illinois west of Rockford and this is the closest JFK came to where I live. I knew someone must have taken a film of this great speech, just two weeks and one day before the Kennedy-Nixon showdown. Thank you for posting it! This was the first speech of the day, Monday 10/24/60, before Kennedy blitzed the rest of Illinois before ending at O'Hare Inn at the edge of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
He asked questions and had vision. He offered hope and action. He made suggestions and showed pride in his ideas. He learnt from past leaders and adopted strategies based on potential success through assessment of current events and trends. It's refreshing and mind-blowing that a leader encouraged this type of critical thinking. He wanted to empower people. To be alive at this time; you couldn't help but be inspired and enthused by him.
Heavens know I truly and sincerely love this man. I see him as a cut well above both his contemporaries and all leaders and people I ever heard about. RIP great man
His remarks appear to be “off the cuff” not read from a script. These talents were honed for 8 years traveling all 50 states before being elected President. I can recommend Ted Sorensen’s book “Counselor” for a deeper dive in understanding JFK’s ability to speak to the issues of the day.
Actually, IL residents voted red in the presidential elections of ‘68, ‘72, ‘76, ‘80, ‘84, and ‘88. For the other presidential elections, they did vote blue.
We’ve had no one close with his vision and eloquence since. I often wonder how we would have been different if he had two terms to accomplish his goals. We all know he wasn’t a great husband but he was a great leader the likes of which hasn’t been seen since.
a lot of his goals were accomplished by Lyndon Johnson - he talks at length here about a system of medical insurance for retirees, that system, Medicare, kicked off in 1965 under Johnson. Now the Republican party speaks openly and with no regret about reversing all the social gains of the Kennedy/Johnson years. Sickening
Wow I'm from Rockford and had no idea Kennedy came here back in the day,that's pretty cool.Kennedy was such an amazing man,and this was an amazing speech...
I grew up in Northwest Illinois west of Rockford and this is the closest JFK came to where I live. I knew someone must have taken a film of this great speech, just two weeks and one day before the Kennedy-Nixon showdown. Thank you for posting it! This was the first speech of the day, Monday 10/24/60, before Kennedy blitzed the rest of Illinois before ending at O'Hare Inn at the edge of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
Really need help this year and seasonal activities during this time it's the far left that came straight on for us to be happy
He asked questions and had vision. He offered hope and action. He made suggestions and showed pride in his ideas.
He learnt from past leaders and adopted strategies based on potential success through assessment of current events and trends.
It's refreshing and mind-blowing that a leader encouraged this type of critical thinking. He wanted to empower people. To be alive at this time; you couldn't help but be inspired and enthused by him.
We shall never see his likes again...sad.
Great speech
Heavens know I truly and sincerely love this man. I see him as a cut well above both his contemporaries and all leaders and people I ever heard about. RIP great man
The most celebrated and he could be characterize as the GREATEST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,!
His remarks appear to be “off the cuff” not read from a script. These talents were honed for 8 years traveling all 50 states before being elected President. I can recommend Ted Sorensen’s book “Counselor” for a deeper dive in understanding JFK’s ability to speak to the issues of the day.
I love the fact he was a book of knowledge...and hardly had to read anything just told the truth....we need that todsy.....
I think J.F.K. Would not like his party today!
Yes, but I don’t think Lincoln would like his party today either.
He would be considered an outcast
JFK would get the same treatment that Gabbard had. Ignored by the media and shoved to the side by status quo.
Kennedy would have hated both political parties in their current form. That's why he was great he was a very independent thinker.
Greatness.
It was literally the day I was born. I was born 0528 hours this day. It was a Monday morning.
jfk should bring up that while living in Georgetown in the 40s and 50s jfk would throw party's and Nixon was always a guest.
brad me*** your point ?
brad justin So?
as the expression goes, "every party needs a pooper, that's why we invited you"
JFK was so convincing that Illinois residents voted blue non-stop since.
Actually, IL residents voted red in the presidential elections of ‘68, ‘72, ‘76, ‘80, ‘84, and ‘88. For the other presidential elections, they did vote blue.
@@dennyluster3089 Reagan must have turned them or the influx of immigrants in the 80s
I don’t think we ever recovered from the loss of his leadership and vision.
Im from Rockford
JFK is still appealing to both conservatives and liberals.
Best President ever
I went to Boylan Central Catholic, and went to the Coronado theater for a play in grade school.. I never knew! Very cool👍
cutey pie
Of course he was right about Illinois going Democratic that year!
Illinois had sense, star
And every election afterwards 🤡
Make America Move, Again ... those making $40, $80, $125 a year? 🤔
"comounty"
We’ve had no one close with his vision and eloquence since. I often wonder how we would have been different if he had two terms to accomplish his goals. We all know he wasn’t a great husband but he was a great leader the likes of which hasn’t been seen since.
a lot of his goals were accomplished by Lyndon Johnson - he talks at length here about a system of medical insurance for retirees, that system, Medicare, kicked off in 1965 under Johnson.
Now the Republican party speaks openly and with no regret about reversing all the social gains of the Kennedy/Johnson years. Sickening