JFK VISITS BONN & COLOGNE
Cologne (JFK+50) On June 23, 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived in West Germany to begin the first day of his ten day European tour. The President arrived at 9:50 a.m. local time and was greeted by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer*.
In a short speech at Wahn Airport, JFK said...
"Together we look forward to a new future. Former foes have become faithful friends. Your safety is our safety, your liberty is our liberty."
Later at Market Square in Bonn, the President declared..."The city of Bonn is the capital of the free world."
The President then made an appearance at Cologne's Rathaus. In a speech there, JFK said...
"I come to Cologne to see the best of the past and the most promising of the future."
JFK concluded his remarks with the old Rhemish saying "Koelle Alaaf"**.
*Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer (1876-1967) was born in Cologne & studied law & politics at the universities of Freiburg, Munich & Bonn. KHJA served as the 1st Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963.
*Translated into English, "Cologne Above All Else." A phrase used since the 16th Century.
Cologne (JFK+50) On June 23, 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived in West Germany to begin the first day of his ten day European tour. The President arrived at 9:50 a.m. local time and was greeted by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer*.
In a short speech at Wahn Airport, JFK said...
"Together we look forward to a new future. Former foes have become faithful friends. Your safety is our safety, your liberty is our liberty."
Later at Market Square in Bonn, the President declared..."The city of Bonn is the capital of the free world."
The President then made an appearance at Cologne's Rathaus. In a speech there, JFK said...
"I come to Cologne to see the best of the past and the most promising of the future."
JFK concluded his remarks with the old Rhemish saying "Koelle Alaaf"**.
*Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer (1876-1967) was born in Cologne & studied law & politics at the universities of Freiburg, Munich & Bonn. KHJA served as the 1st Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963.
*Translated into English, "Cologne Above All Else." A phrase used since the 16th Century.
JFK and Konrad Adenauer
Rathaus
Cologne, Germany
Foto Marburg
Art Resource, New York
