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Remarks at the Kennedy Union "Reflections on One Washington"

 
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ал THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS BY MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. AT THE KENNEDY UNION AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1986 REFLECTIONS ON ONE WASHINGTON A LITTLE MORE THAN TWENTY-THREE YEARS AGO, JUNE 10, 1963, PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SPOKE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF THIS GREAT UNIVERSITY AND CALLED UPON OUR COUNTRY TO COMMIT ITSELF TO A WORLD VISION. IN THAT VISION, HE ASKED THAT WE PLEDGE TO END THE "SWORD OF DAMOCLES" (DAM-O-KLEYS) OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND "TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DIVERSITY." BY THAT CALL, PRESIDENT KENNEDY ASKED US TO PUT ASIDE OUR FEARS OF THE SOVIET UNION, AND TO VIEW OUR DIFFERENCES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE AND POSSIBILITY OF OUR HUMAN COMMUNITY AT PEACE.
Title
Remarks at the Kennedy Union "Reflections on One Washington"
Date
October 09 1986
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