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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials pertain to the situation in Berlin, the Berlin Wall, a meeting between President Kennedy and German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss, the new German (Federal Republic) Ambassador to the United States Karl Heinrich Knappstein, and a meeting between President Kennedy and Deputy Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Fritz Erler. Also included in this folder is a folder titled, “Meeting with Chancellor Erhard: Background Material.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-014
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to United States Embassy staff members at the Plittersdorf Theatre in Bad Godesberg, Germany. In his speech the President announces the end of the United States' tradition of isolationism, and characterizes the Embassy in Germany as an outpost of freedom.