JFK SPEAKS ON US COAST GUARD BARQUE 'EAGLE'
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On August 15, 1962, President John F. Kennedy spoke on the United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle* at Pier 2 of the Navy Yard Annex here in the Nation's Capital.
The President first reviewed the cadets and observed a demonstration of the manning of the yardarms and the lines.
President Kennedy said...
"I think the American people have been too long unaware of the high quality and high caliber of the cadets of the Coast Guard. There is not anyone who has sailed...who has not...been the beneficiary of the faithful service of the Coast Guard."
The event took place at 10:30 a.m. Washington time and was attended by Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury, Willard J. Smith, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, and Edwin J. Roland, Commandant of the USCG.
*USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) was launched on June 13, 1936. She was built as a German sail training ship but came into the hands of the U.S. in 1942. The barque, 295' in length, was used as a training cutter for future USCG officers.
SOURCE
"Remarks Aboard the Coast Guard Training Barque Eagle", August 15, 1962, The American Presidency Project, www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On August 15, 1962, President John F. Kennedy spoke on the United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle* at Pier 2 of the Navy Yard Annex here in the Nation's Capital.
The President first reviewed the cadets and observed a demonstration of the manning of the yardarms and the lines.
President Kennedy said...
"I think the American people have been too long unaware of the high quality and high caliber of the cadets of the Coast Guard. There is not anyone who has sailed...who has not...been the beneficiary of the faithful service of the Coast Guard."
The event took place at 10:30 a.m. Washington time and was attended by Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury, Willard J. Smith, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, and Edwin J. Roland, Commandant of the USCG.
*USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) was launched on June 13, 1936. She was built as a German sail training ship but came into the hands of the U.S. in 1942. The barque, 295' in length, was used as a training cutter for future USCG officers.
SOURCE
"Remarks Aboard the Coast Guard Training Barque Eagle", August 15, 1962, The American Presidency Project, www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
Eagle Under Full Sail
USCG Photo (2013)
