Ich bin ein Berliner speech
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The "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 address by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin symbolizing American solidarity with the citizens of Berlin during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ich bin ein Berliner speech canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War speech
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ public address ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
Berlin Wall
ⓘ
NATO solidarity ⓘ Soviet bloc oppression ⓘ freedom versus tyranny ⓘ |
| approximateAudienceSize | 450000 ⓘ |
| audienceType | public mass rally ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
newsreel
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | Schöneberg ⓘ |
| countryOfSpeaker |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1963-06-26 ⓘ |
| deliveredBy |
35th President of the United States
ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| deliveredDuring |
John F. Kennedy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kennedy presidency
|
| famousLine | Ich bin ein Berliner ⓘ |
| famousLineLanguage | German ⓘ |
| famousLineMeaning | I am a Berliner ⓘ |
| genre | rhetorical oratory ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | strengthened morale in West Berlin ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
anti-communism
ⓘ
democracy ⓘ freedom ⓘ transatlantic alliance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II Europe ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
iconic moment of the Cold War
ⓘ
key episode in US–German relations ⓘ major symbol of US commitment to West Berlin ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German phrase ⓘ |
| location |
Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ West Berlin ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audio recording
ⓘ
film recording ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kennedy's 1963 visit to West Germany
ⓘ
Kennedy's European tour of 1963 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Berlin Blockade
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Crisis
Cold War ⓘ division of Germany ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American solidarity with West Berlin
ⓘ
defense of freedom ⓘ opposition to communism ⓘ support for West Germany ⓘ |
| venue | Rathaus Schöneberg ⓘ |
| year | 1963 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.