FLASHBACK: President Kennedy Speaks At Veterans Day Ceremony In 1963

President Kennedy gives a Veterans Day address in 1963.
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[@wordman3624]

Sad to think he died only eleven days after this speech.

[@toms2872]

Back when the commander and chief respected the country and cared about the American people. Rest in peace President Kennedy

[@stephanieT83]

Facts!!!

[@fliegeroh]

Two weeks later JFK would lie buried in Arlington himself. So sad.

[@tntut7864]

Before my time, but from what I've read and and saw ,one of the best, if not the best president our country ever had. He actually loved America,unlike the fool that was selected not elected

[@lynnepichotta9492]

Things were way different then.... Americans had respect and reverence for our freedoms and veterans.....what a flash back..... 😔 Sigh*

[@matthewm9261]

I think the lack of respect for soldiers has something to do with men signing up to protect this country, and time and time again they go off to fight stupid wars that have nothing to do with protecting America. Soldiers are dumb animals to be used as pawns in war- henry kissinger

[@TheBatugan77]

That Commander in chief risked his life to save his crew in WWII. The joker in the WH now doesn't have the time, literally, to honor the dead he put into peril.

[@elizabethdillon4945]

Thebatugan77-to whom were you referring with your comment. Were you talking about Donald trump? Perhaps you didn't see President Joe Biden at the tomb of the unknown soldier today. They are now going to be spending money for soldiers who were injured while tending to the burn pit. Maybe you didn't see that on the channel.the only joker that you should be talking about is the past person who occupied the West wing. He called veterans losers and suckers.

[@marthacrabill9227]

@@elizabethdillon4945 I think he was talking about the one that was installed like a toilet....The same one the left Americans behind to die in Afghanistan...The same one that has left our borders open so thousands of children could be trafficked...The same one killing small businesses...The same one making food and gas sky rocket...The same one trying to force people to get the jab..which is unconstitutional...yes that's obidens

[@elizabethdillon4945]

@@marthacrabill9227 the same one who actually passed infrastructure legislation. not the guy who called veterans losers and suckers. Not the guy who thinks that all the soldiers who were laying in Arlington cemeteries knew what they were getting into and didn't deserve the honors that they receive. You mean that guy?

[@roseannecarratkinson4271]

#FJB LET'S GO BRANDON!

[@marthacrabill9227]

@@elizabethdillon4945 I have to say I don't know a soul happy about anything obiden has done... leaving Americans behind to die in Afghanistan is Unforgivable...now run along 🐑

[@TheBatugan77]

JFK and I were both USN Sailors. And we both regarded that profession the pinnacle of our lives. God Bless All of Our Veterans!

[@chevychase3103]

For those in peril!

[@marthacrabill9227]

Thank you for serving and being our Hero's 🇺🇸

[@christophermiller3581]

Thank you Forbes for sharing this flash back in time with us under president John Fizgeral Kennedy. 1963. AD.

[@deborahturner1853]

Lie! I would have clicked even knowing President Kennedy wasn't going to be shown speaking. Love that man! Also an honored veteran!🙏

[@hoppes9658]

PT 109.

[@amybennett8901]

They no longer make men like him real men

[@maxphilly]

This is a real president!

[@robloxmaster-bh8iq]

I didn’t even exist when Kennedy was president and I even know how great a man he was

[@robloxmaster-bh8iq]

@Magi if you don't share a comment. I'm going to think you are a troll.

[@mikemorris1760]

And then they murdered him a few days later.

[@vernt4583]

Yessir I will never forget that day I was in the third grade and teacher’s were all crying and school was dismissed early!!!!

[@jaxeejess831]

Started asking my mom, at 6 or 7 why we were hiding under our desk & covering our necks, while on our knees in the halls at school... her answer, "child, if I told you what was happening in the world, you wouldn't be able to sleep at night"...from THAT day..."IT WAS ON"!!!! Yes, @Vern T...I agree whole heartedly..."THEY"...murdered him... I was in elementary, 5th grade...& still cry at times...THEY...did it & have kept the records sealed (at fifty years they were suppose to be released to public but THEY sealed them back up)...THEN THEY...killed MLK...then THEY killed Bobby Kennedy... THEY SEEM to be hiding things from the American people...waiting FOR ALL OF US TO DIE... Kennedys assassination, caused me to major in history, government & world affairs & since 63, I've never stopped... I worked in broadcasting...and sadly, the news has been mostly "FAKE" for decades... God help us all because it's clear, we certainly don't have that ability in ourselves...and those that do...attempt to make things better...or know too much...are silenced.

[@LuckyHumanFoot]

Yeah the Mob did, because they got him elected in the first place and Kennedy refused to scratch their back when he took office

[@DDGVET4]

@@LuckyHumanFoot Actually it was his father Joseph Kennedy Sr. who had ties to the MOB back during prohibition. I think the MOB did it to get back at Joseph because John and Bobby wouldn't go along.

[@jaxeejess831]

@@LuckyHumanFoot not so my friend, not so...being in broadcasting...I met many in "high places" & was trusted with info because I knew & still know how to keep my mouth shut.

[@ruthnovena40]

He lost his older brother in ww2 and his sister He was hurt fighting for our country. He suffered from those war wounds all his life but he never used them. when he became president he took no pay. the Cuban crisis he saw us through that.This is where he is laid to rest.

[@shevyb.2611]

Thank you for put this beautiful video out there. This is the way the VETERAN'S DAY should be celebrated and remembering those that've left us in the in the name of LIBERTY. Thank You.

[@gwenjones667]

I can't help but tear up, that time in space seemed calm, you could feel the love and sensitivity for one another ❤, today is a very different feeling in time 😥😢😭🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@olenaturaleone3514]

our last REAL president

[@michaelcarter7079]

I would have to say Ragan was the last good president. I do agree that Kennedy was a great president thou.

[@larryhewitt1078]

And to think 11 days later he would be slain to be forever with these brave heros!

[@Z.DeAllen]

As a veteran and an independent voter that skews towards conservativism, this man was a true leader. He was a fighter, an informed contrarian, and someone that we could look to for leadership at his time as president. I wish we could find that today. Rest his soul.

[@jimmurihiku8009]

From Kennedy to Biden, Great progress Americans 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidmercer5561]

Makes me incredibly sad to see the waves of headstones of the heroes who served to protect the Homeland and the world from foreign aggressors while at the same time being used for politics and monetary gains while our country was being invaded from the inside out due to our complacency with the rigors of everyday life that has been created to be so difficult as to not be able to see what's happening around us. PATRIOTS OF THE WORLD TIME TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY. OURS AND ABROAD For the people.

[@vernt4583]

So true but sadly it’s sickening shame that people don’t have any honor for this country They’re outsiders or outsiders buying off the politicians and to nail the head down we had a local man us citizen work the deal out where China bought several hundred acres of land next to our airbase in west Texas. Yes born and raised local bankrupt contractors!!!!!!!!!! Treason…….

[@davidmercer5561]

@@vernt4583 All true and this has happened all over the entire country. Now they're flooding the red states with people from 150 different countries. Definitely treason

[@ultramegamaga8611]

We used to take certain ceremonies very seriously in this country, this administration doesn't seem to care. So very sad to see the direction we are headed 😢

[@veggigoddess]

Assuming you mean when Trump was the fake president. That "administration" wasn't in charge nor did they honor shit

[@AmericanAkitaClub]

Oh a president who was actually liked and voted into office 😂

[@bobledsome1794]

I was 9 years old, I sat down and cried.

[@2618winslow]

I was 10 and in music class at school when the Principal came over the loud speaker announcing that school was being dismissed immediately. We were told to wait in our classrooms for the school buses to arrive. Then he summoned the teachers. We had never experienced anything like this before so we all sat quietly, scared to death, waiting for our teacher to come back. She came back crying and told us that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. We all cried. I thought the world was ending. Horrible day for the whole world.

[@randyfrancin2409]

@@2618winslow I was also 10 and 11 days later he was murdered. I remember it so well!

[@patriciaheil4752]

Back then we all respect Ed our President and our country.

[@indigoblue6766]

Little did we know what the future would hold.

[@overcamehim]

President Kennedy was a combat veteran in WW2, so Im sure this ceremony had deep meaning for him. May he rest in peace. God save America from all our enemies.

[@TheBuriedLedeR]

Have to go back half a century or more from the present timeline to find footage of Democrats behaving in a patriotic manner. Those days are long gone!

[@maryharris5121]

To the President Kennedy-and Family Happy veterans Day and to the Veterans in America and Gobal Wars that should have never been I lost a brother in the Vietnam war I miss him very very much. I hope in my life time I am76 Young live to see a world 🌍 with no wars.i know my Heavenly Father did not create a world 🌍 of WARS Bless and keep you all SAFE.

[@joemacinnis1972]

This president was a true war hero who loved America. So sad that 2 weeks later he'd be laid to rest in this same cemetery

[@charlesmieller7493]

This was a tragic event in my lifetime.

[@skizeranosk]

They still won't release the investigation records, and I just can't imagine why.

[@LIGHT-OF-THE-SOUL]

JFK>WE HONOR YOU TODAY WITH *THE FALL OF THE CABAL* WE HAMMERED BACK, HELD THE LINE, AND STILL WINNING *BIGLY;)

[@randyprice8764]

JFK FALLEN BUT NEVER FORGOT

[@2Oldcoots]

Long long ago in a land far far away.

[@nokandu5684]

He was loyal.. not a sellout. The clueless actors run show now.

[@goosecouple]

"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." ~ John F. Kennedy "Get jabbed or get fired." ~ Joke Bidet

[@paladro]

kennedy was funded by the mob, just like trump

[@goosecouple]

@@paladro You need mobs funding; they don't.

[@chevychase3103]

Keep an eye on Austria it's coming here next!

[@christophermiller3581]

I miss you Mr. Kennedy and your youger brother Bobby.

[@markrandall7400]

Only a hundred and five use KZbin making sure no one sees this 100% much love to all military and much love to President John F Kennedy very much appreciate the things you did for this country and he was a Democrat still a good politician did what had to be done. Back when Democrats had a little bit a backbone

[@mysticalpathmysticalpath602]

💙

[@jessetwo1]

Thank you President John Kennedy! The last democrat president that had a brain!

[@patriciadavis784]

A Good man!!

[@vanessakammerer5602]

He was a strong president he dispised communism and fascism of any form,he was a Democrat who loved freedom, served his country, and fought for liberty he and his brother Joe true patriot and heroes to their country, unfortunately it got hurt murdered for now bowing. He looked America the beautiful and believed in its values and morals

[@kris10seekstruth]

Jr at the beginning 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥰

[@CrookedJoeBiden]

He was the last respectable Democrat president.

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

And there is little John John at 1 minute in.

[@jmjfanss]

The last real American president

[@sherrypatinio196]

God Bless all our Armed Forces. We the People of the United States of America with all do respect in all grades of schools: in all levels of government; in all that gives services in all Communities show your respect and gratitude for our Brave men and Women that risks their lives away from their families to fight for our Freedom. To all branches of the Military servicemen. We give thanks and appreciation to all of our Forces. God Bless His Armies. Amen.

[@susanlaws7739]

The JFK democrat party is very much needed.

[@marlenemead5030]

jfk would not be a DEMACRATS NOW SAME AS JFK JR is not DEMACRATS are going to prison many there now Read the list JFK JR is TRUMPS VP

[@petercristo992]

Nice. 🇺🇲

[@patrick111390]

When Democrats where good

[@cathiwalker3852]

This we NEED!

[@beverlygress6032]

GOD BLESS Him.

[@LuckyHumanFoot]

For some strange reason I was expecting to see JFK speak in this video lol? 🤷‍♂️

[@TheBuriedLedeR]

As for myself, I went straight to the medicine cabinet and grabbed a cotton swab and a dab of isopropyl alcohol. I was then able to rid my ear canal of any of that pesky wax build-up in no-time flat.

[@long-yi9817]

America is America no more

[@kendra.e7929]

RIP John Fitzgerald Kennedy 35th President Of The United States 1917 - 1963 At The Age Of 46 Years Old. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@samwallace8654]

....yeah, better not show the current president speaking on veterans day....yeesh, let's go brandon

[@bout2freek]

If only he knew at this event that ghwbush was planning to have him taken out.

[@45seventeen77]

Reminds me of another patriotic President.

[@chip6046]

FJB and handlers-proud vet

[@TripppB]

We need you!!!

[@evelynlyons6477]

🕓JESUS IS COMING BE READY!🕓REPENT AND BELIEVE🕓IF U CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH JESUS IS LORD AND BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD U WILL BE SAVED💙💙💙

[@peterwilliamson8721]

Lets hear the speech he gave 7 days b4 he was murdered,

[@teresaward8174]

Great man who cared about people not just lip service .

[@christophermiller3581]

Bidens seromony was empty no one around. Hmmmmm.

[@MelvinIsMerlin]

They use to do it for the symbolic representation but now we do it just to say, me me me me me me, show me, SHOW ME, HEAR ME. I hate this world even if the chosen order finally woke up and realized the games being played again. Great job. Glad to see you. Thought you didn't exist. Thought you should've shown up a decade ago. Thanks. I guess.

[@Bradwick1]

Cant even watch the video before its mistitled and posted??

[@cindynelson5140]

WHERE IS HIS SPEECH ?? NOT COOL man?? I wanted to hear the President,.,not right to have that title face book censored ALL of my President Kennedy speeches:( please post one for us to make up for NOT having him speak in this one

[@nuranarrowood5808]

RIP kennedy

[@markmiller3308]

Sad knowing how much everything changed in 11 Days and how it affected his son who was with him that day. May they Rest In Peace.. Even sadder is reading the comments of “He was the last good Democratic President”. To quote Major Winters in Band of Brothers; “You salute the rank not the man..”..Didn’t vote for some Presidents but didn’t like some but have always respected the Office of POTUS and never rooted against the man in power because as George Bush 41 once wrote to Clinton “Your success is OUR success..”..Rooting against the man in office is honestly hoping your country fails. With an attitude like that one day it will fail…

[@WARTV-dn5fk]

Wrong clip? 🤔

[@jameiseat-a-wwinston3854]

The last good president we’ve had…

[@tictacmac530]

When men were men 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@victorfoster122]

I turned one year old the next day!

[@nuranarrowood5808]

Where is Biden he didn't speak for VA days

[@RS-bd5ke]

Did Brandon even show up today at Arlington

[@godspeed2145]

I had way more respect for democrats holy shit

[@stevephla]

#UndealUnredactJFK let's see what they don't want us to see

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

Exactly 2 wks. later (November 25, 1963-Mon.) late U.S. 🇺🇸 Pres. John F. Kennedy, Sr.'s remains were laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery right outside Wash., D.C. just 3 days after he was tragically assassinated while riding thru streets, City, Dallas, Tex. during political fundraising tour, "Lone Srar State"

[@joebisson660]

TWO WEEKS TO THE DAY HE WOULD BE BURIED THERE ON JOHN JOHNS BIRTHDAY 11-25

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

2:08-3:20. "Star-Spangled Banner", U.S.'s 🇺🇸 National Anthem's played

[@sharonsmith1505]

GIVE THESE VETS THAT MONEY HE WANT TO GIVE THEM IMAGRANTS.

[@kellyirvin7353]

i thought giving a speech required talking...weird

[@dsquared341]

Clickbait bullshit. Where does he speak?

[@eddiebriggs2058]

I just wished JFK was born again

[@keithmoore8429]

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare#

[@SailorSam41]

I was hoping he'd speak hey, cause that's what it said. Don't like to give this a thumbs down, but I gotta.

[@maryplaidy6814]

Eleven days before he died.

[@chokkan7]

This is incredibly poignant to watch, especially knowing now, as we do, that his death was little more than a week away as of this filming. None of us knows when his time will come... I'll also point out that we now know that the actual man fell far short of his carefully crafted public persona, and I feel that it's important to acknowledge that, because the cult of personality which has enveloped his memory has prevented the country from really learning the lessons which we should have in the aftermath of his untimely death. While I disagree with a great many of his decisions and actions, neither would I have wished to rectify the matter via assasination, but I'm just a lowly working man, and have never traveled in the corridors of power, as did those who engineered his demise. It cannot truthfully be said that the country was better off after his passing; the fortunes of some of those responsible took an upward turn, while some of the perpetrators undoubtedly came to wish they'd never taken part in the plot. His death brought a sudden and traumatic end to a period of optimism, from which we have yet to fully recover as a nation... Now, to put the matter in perspective, I'll posit this question: what if a similar event were to take place in the US within the coming year? If news of such an event came to you, what do you believe would be your initial response? Would you tacitly accept the version you first heard as though it were gospel, or would you feel it necessary to learn more before forming an opinion? Would you automatically assume that it was the work of a foreign power? Or the work of political rivals? Or would you entertain the possibility that it was the work of political (and other) opportunists, even if such a thought were painful to hold? I'm being both earnest and sincere when I ask you to consider the subject I've just broached, even if only for a few fleeting minutes...thank you for your time.

[@ayiosgeorgios5487]

Interesting... 👁