Speech On Journalism & Secret Societies by John F. Kennedy
Address Before the American Newspaper Publishers Association, Recorded at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, on April 27, 1961. President John Kennedy asks the press for their cooperation in fighting commies by applying the same standards for publishing sensitive materials in the Cold War that they would apply in an officially declared war.Running time is 19:11 minutes.
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A small excerpt:
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Read full speech text Transcript of "Societies and the Press" http://www.jfklibrary.org/jfkl/Templates/AudioAssetViewer.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7bD0849C6B-56E9-4E30-AF0A-16AC11841ECB%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fAsset%2bTree%2fAsset%2bViewers%2fAudio%2bVideo%2bAsset%2bViewer%2ehtm%3fguid%3d%7b51BCDE90-AF4F-4EE9-A68E-ECC4CDE97F76%7d%26type%3dAudio&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest&guid=%7B51BCDE90-AF4F-4EE9-A68E-ECC4CDE97F76%7D&type=Audio#
A small excerpt:
"The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as
a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret
oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of
excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the
dangers which are cited to justify it."
For a full list of speeches given by John F. Kennedy, check here: http://millercenter.virginia.edu/scripps/digitalarchive/speechDetail/27
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