Jeffrey Sachs on John F. Kennedy and his Quest For Peace

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Filmed at the Royal Institution of Great Britain on 16th July 2013.
As tensions mount between the USA and Russia over Syria, Iran and the Snowden case, the economist Jeffrey Sachs came to Intelligence Squared to examine how leadership lessons from the past might be applied to intractable international problems today.
November 2013 saw the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John Kennedy, the American president perhaps best remembered for the hope that he inspired. And on July 16th Sachs discussed the themes of his new book, 'To Move the World', in which he analyses JFK's rhetoric of peace and explains how it began a process that led to détente and eventually to the end of the Cold War. How was it that only 8 months after the Cuban missile crisis had brought the world to the brink of self-destruction Kennedy could reach out to the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and persuade him that they shared the same aims and interests? How at such a time of external peril could he dare to ask the American people to look inward and examine their own attitudes towards the Soviet Union?
Sachs focused on the last year of Kennedy's life, examining his relationship with Khrushchev and the support he was given in his peace initiative by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. In the back of JFK's mind played the memory of his father Joe Kennedy's humiliation and dashed political ambitions brought about by his defence of Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler. How could the younger Kennedy marry his admiration for the warlike Churchill with his desire for peace? How could he apply the complex lessons of the past to the challenges of the present? Our leaders today face the same conflicting tugs: the urge to avert war and the desire to stand up to cruel aggressors. Where, when we need him, is the John Kennedy of the 21st century?

[@gabriellee4835]

Every American should hear this speech, especially those who lead the American government.

[@ge12mma345ge12]

Every human being should listen to this. I speak as an Australian.

[@rp3875]

What’s poignant lecture! It’s so moving and I wish we could have a leader like this in the West today!

[@suzannecarlson9244]

Jeffrey Sachs knows and understands so much of US and world history and presents with such clarity and humanity that I feel this is the most important lesson I've ever heard. I wish everyone could hear him speak. And his near-final comment about morality -- and the lack of morality in our culture at this time -- is so deeply true. I'm so grateful for this presentation. I will share the link with many others. Suzanne Carlson, Greenfield MA

[@MariaMaltseva]

It's pointless to share. People don't care. Too propagandized and/or stupid.

[@richkeenan7832]

This man is so important, if I was religious I would pray for him, and thank god for him. Why can't we have someone like him in charge?

[@danstewart2770]

A very moving talk-for me and, I think, for Prof. Sachs as well. The good professor has become a voice of reason and agent of peace in his own right these past several years. He's a man of monumental moral and physical courage. His willingness to speak truth to power in shining a light on the path toward peace in Ukraine, and the US's proxie war against Russia, has been both inspiring and heartening for me and so many more like me. We owe him a debt of gratitude for his selfless work in service of world peace. Thank you Dr. Sachs

[@lukew.9870]

How relevant this is still for today’s geopolitical challenges. The Q&A session is also full of profound insights. Jeffery S. impresses me time and time again.

[@htlow3598]

Professor Jeff Sachs has such a remarkable memory of the various details, names of people, chronology of events. He gave his whole lecture with few notes. He should be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

[@magicroundabout5081]

A noble prize for peace for remembering dates? How d'you work than one out?

[@sz8670]

@@magicroundabout5081 When you have war criminals in the white house repeatedly receiving Nobel Peace Prize, you will realize that winning it for having a good memory and reciting it in a speech to promote peace is still far more deserving for the award

[@elladowling2005]

OBAMA RECEIVED WITH OUT SPEECH 🤣

[@IvoMiller]

Nothing will be fixed Until PEACE IS Guaranteed

[@rebeccasatherley4727]

They should play this in every US high school so the Americans can finally see for themselves what the world sees!

[@erigerontriteleia]

Kudos to Jeffrey Sachs! Amazing speech!

[@craigholman3673]

I admire Jeffrey Sachs and his look on much going on in our world. And the American University talk by John F. Kennedy was indeed the greatest of talks. I think Eisenhower's Cross of Iron speech where he talks about the costs of military versus domestic costs.

[@henryarero]

Remarkable Speech

[@ebrahembakharia4133]

Brilliant Presentation....I can listen for hours to the Professor and agree with the contents of his numerous interaction.

[@wally1452]

I listen the President Kennedy's "American Univ. Speech" of 6/1063 ...and other speeches, each & every one very clear, important and what a nation, what a world we'd have today, had Kennedy's speeches been more heeded and we could have had him in the White House 8 years. I think of him, of Bobby Kennedy all the time since I was 20 years old when he was murdered. Oh, how I hope/pray Bobby the son of Bobby Senior is soon president and may God use him to get our ugly ways far, far away from us again.

[@dougbright8120]

Brilliant - and applicable all over again these days - 9 years hence from the time of this speech in 2023!

[@fabiengerard8142]

Crystal clear - such a brilliant mind, as usual.

[@henryarero]

Possibilty of Peace Between the two superpowers

[@henryarero]

Humanity benefit from peace than Conflict.

[@TeresaLevy]

I too felt in love with this speech

[@henryarero]

Peace and Peaceful Co-existence of The World is possible

[@janmarsh]

Glued to this video throughout.

[@saschaatta1]

You tell the truth, people follow you.... you lie, people find out.... they run away from you... it's a natural concept of human intelligence... I am a life long conservative, but if Mr. Kennedy is nominated, for the 1st time I will vote, support, volunteer and recruit my families and friends to do the same... When Mr. Kennedy speaks, he speaks like a faithful and honorable father speaks with his family 👪. May God grand him success and protect him..Amen.

[@danstewart2770]

The book "Uspeakable" goes into Kennedy's fear of being taken out of power by the generals and CIA.

[@henryarero]

Peace Stand With each One of us, from our Home,to the nearby village level

[@twobraincells4364]

Thanks. I couldn't help but think about what could have made everything better...and have concluded that the awareness, understanding and therefore further development of people in general, your average person in the world...would have helped....therefore a special shout out to the great professors out there sharing with the rest of us something to think about...so that the mind is more sharp. Thanks!

[@nathanieldavis5231]

As a six year old in 1962 , all I knew was , this nation called Cuba , may destroy the world ? To this day I have never been so scared. What a memory to have for the very start of life !

[@haticeergun7618]

The 2000 year old secret society has to be continued to be exposed and challenged and world needs leaders of Kennedy's calibre for it..!

[@RichInk]

Thank you, Jeffrey Sachs.

[@truthaboveall7988]

Thank u Dr Sachs. U give me faith in my country even when I’ve lost it

[@henryarero]

This is the History that lead to the Great Speech by President Kennedy

[@grahamash-porter7795]

Thanks Dennis

[@fouadammor6439]

A Very relevant speech with a lot of pragmatic. The genius of this narrative is this useful dose of naivety which really enrich the analysis equation. Allways the pleasure to lesson to you

[@shamimhuq2134]

My uncle and we were aware that Russia was never defeated in WW II and remember in Battle of Stalingrad.

[@coeurderocker444]

I love to listen to this man...I am a 72 yr old Québécois. In 2023 I find we are at the same crossroads however we don't have a John F Kennedy to enlighten us. We have an adult with an adolescent mind governing Canada. The people I liked up to outside Québec and Canada were Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and of course John F Kennedy. I could add to this Rosa Parks. I was 13 when President Kennedy was assassinated. I was in school that day and we were brought to a large room in the basement of the school. Upon the announcement of the death of John F Kennedy we all started to cry. We were in Gatineau Québec and most of us understood that the world would never be the same.

[@Dr.Lem_Finance]

True and sad

[@melee401]

I can still remember my 1st grade teacher explaining to the class of how Stalin was such a hero for bringing Russia fully into the Industrial Age. Yup. I still remember that. Of course none of the 1st grade children knew anything of what went down with that little dance. Getting older is an amazing experience.

[@user-dn9hm1yk6m]

"Stalin was a murderer, he was paranoid and he was crushing trying to defend Soviet interests" - Oh, how touching! If defending the interests of his country is a symptom of paranoia, then undoubtedly Putin is also paranoid. :) "The Soviet Union was afraid of the revival of Germany," I wonder if Mr. Sachs himself believes what he says? The Soviet Union was building factories in East Germany. We were loved there. The Germans remembered how Russian soldiers fed them in 1945 from field kitchens. German children came to our yard, wanted to be friends with us. I am a witness to this, I lived in the GDR in 1971-1975. Children are not adults, they do not know how to pretend, they believe in what adults tell them at home. The Germans were ashamed of what their soldiers did during the war in Russia. I've seen it myself. In the summer, I spent almost all the time visiting the German old man and old woman and called them grandma and grandpa, they wanted it that way. Who was afraid of whom, Mr. Sachs? This is a blatant lie! What nonsense to say that we left Eastern Europe because we were afraid of the West. If we were afraid, would we allow the West to approach our very borders? No, we really wanted peace, we believed in good, so we believed in the good intentions of the West. Each expects from the other what he himself is capable of. You won't understand us because you don't know how to be kind. My God! What cowards you are! You are afraid all the time and that's why you invent all sorts of provocations, that's why you are hoarding weapons, that's why you expect aggression from others. Stop being afraid and you will see that the world does not work the way you see it.

[@FreebornJohnLillburne]

Let’s put his nephew in the White House. We need this outlook

[@Vidar.m]

thats why he was killed

[@hungkieu666]

He want to end US involvement in Vietnam after the overthrow of Diem Family, take away Printing money power from FED. Of course, CIA and military-corporation group killed him.

[@jerronng6036]

Respect n RiP ...

[@henryarero]

Conflict leads to the Majority Poor Not to realize Their potential, especially , Women, children and Disabled Among other vulnerable groups

[@henryarero]

Conflict leads to the Destruction of Humanity and the Enviroment.

[@DennisMansell]

See the video description

[@aaronhoffman9020]

The Challenge is always the same Trade 'the Good' in for a game? The Task betrays when on board The cutting board of Caesar's hoard CH- To keep in control By playing a role Avoiding to serve for the Whole The empire preachers talk fine To keep all its victims on line Prosperity preachers, these vanity teachers Make dollars by asking a dime CH This empire was doomed from the start The second it sold out its Heart The wars that soon followed From hearts rendered hollowed Once power and greed played its part CH The Challenge is always just Moral Configured into to what seems 'normal' Our task is to keep this on track On the journey of making this fact CH

[@BallyBoy95]

Video description URL does not work. :/

[@grahamash-porter7795]

Great, but where is JFK's speech?

[@littlesquirrel3310]

same to me

[@tombryant52jumpscoach]

I read that Eisenhower ok'd the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. I find that hard to accept believing that Eisenhower was too decent to allow such a thing. I hope it is inaccurate, or there is more to that reporting that sheds better light on it.

[@henryarero]

Conflict affect the Human population

[@henryarero]

Swords into Plowshare FOR Peaceful World

[@elladowling2005]

AFTER THAT. SPEECH CIA KILLED HIM 😢

[@emmafuentesbaltazar8801]

Love you too all People and then world Godbless Jesus Christ Amen

[@samd4219]

The link is dead.

[@henryarero]

I think of refugees,I think of assylum Seekers, i think of migrant due to climate change and Political Instability

[@zahraimtiaz8534]

Neelam shahzadi 15 feb 1984

[@astropilotred]

36:40 a brief summary here leaving out much information about the potus struggle with the CIA and Military about authorizing this invasion, and apparent opinionated statement of the speaker. Not a subject to personalize and leave out the details IMHO

[@ramrijal9116]

American Europeans to all always talk about weapons why weapons only kills

[@johndilivio2770]

President Kennedy wanted send troops to laos in 1960

[@erenepsara794]

Such a globolists.

[@feorh1919]

what a hypocrite

[@erNomic]

Why?

[@dannychan1342]

You must be a weapons manufacturer.

[@dannychan1342]

Professor Jeffrey Sachs is a peacemaker in all sense of the word. He risks being bullied, ostracized and physically attacked by contradicting the wishes of the Corporate mainstream media and the military industrial complexes. He is sacrificing every moment of his life in educating the world about the true history of the United States of America!

[@BehzadNili]

34:00 Anyone says that the Jews were not the winners of World War II is sleeping, and anyone believes that the Soviet that did nothing must inherit the most luxurious European nations such as Bulgaria such as Romania such as Yugoslavia Albania these are very good weather very good agricultural countries these are the Los Angeles and Floridas of Europe why the Soviet should inherit those countries? Poland alone was a Switzerland at the time wa very wealthy country, it is obvious that Jews want to eliminate all the Gentiles so they pushed America to scare the hell out of the world by the Hiroshima bomb then they stole the technology and gave it to the Soviet so there will be a thermonuclear World War III that would annihilate the entire gentiles, and John F Kennedy and Eisenhower were very aware of this conspiracy, there is no other explanation that after the shutdown of the Soviet Union, North Korea should become a nuclear power and we know the South Korea and North Korea are ready to unite America doesn't allow them and we know there is no such thing as USA it's called JewSA

[@markferrari5886]

Jeffrey ripping a hole open and filling it with truth get it Jeff! nice job