The City Upon a Hill Speech

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The City Upon a Hill Speech

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About Historic Speech

Accession Number: MR65-221

Date: January 09, 1961

Description: Address of President-Elect John F. Kennedy Delivered to a Joint Convention of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The State House, Boston, January 9, 1961. Also known as the "City Upon a Hill" speech

Date: 01/09/1961

Length: 08:39 (8 minutes, 39 seconds)

Source: WBZ Radio

Please Credit: WBZ Radio. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. 

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