President Kennedy receives the freedom of Cork and addresses the audience about Ireland’s role in this difficult period in history.
Lord Mayor Seán Casey welcomes President Kennedy to Cork City Hall as a ‘truly great Irishman’ and confers on him the freedom of the city.
The president then addresses the audience about emigration and the bond between Ireland and the United States. He talks about Ireland’s role, "In a most climactic period, in the most difficult and dangerous struggle in the history of the world [with] the most difficult and dangerous weapons which have ever been devised which could annihilate the human race in a few hours."
| Title: | President Kennedy's Speech in Cork |
| Clip Duration: | 00:08:32 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "Weapons That Could Annihilate the Human Race" |
| Series Title: | Welcome Mr President |
| Information: | This extract is taken from ‘Welcome Mr President’, a compilation of highlights from President Kennedy’s visit to Ireland which was broadcast on 28 July 1963 with commentary by Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh. The event itself was broadcast live on 28 June 1963. |
| Local Keywords: | President Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, JFK, Seán Casey, Cork City Hall, Emigration, Politics, Nuclear weapons |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Politics and Economics |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh (Commentator) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | Telefís Éireann |
| Production Year: | 1963 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | LX860 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Black and White |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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