Barry Keane Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Will be in Washington later this year. Is the American University open to the public to visit the site of the JFK Commencement Address, or do special arrangements have to be made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kelly Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) Will be in Washington later this year. Is the American University open to the public to visit the site of the JFK Commencement Address, or do special arrangements have to be made? Hi Barry, Yes, the American University campus is open to the public, and the spot where JFK gave his memorial June 10, 1963 Peace Speach has a large granate memorial, and can be found at the west end of the American Univeristy Athletic's football field. You can park a car within about 100 yards of the historic marker, next to the TV station and walk there. COPA has had a June 10th Memorial Service there for at least the past decade, at noon, after which we go to lunch at a nearby restaurant. Bill Kelly Edited September 7, 2010 by William Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Keane Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hi Bill Many thanks. I would have liked to have been there on June 10th this year, but nevertheless I will be honoured to visit soon to remember. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kelly Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hi Bill Many thanks. I would have liked to have been there on June 10th this year, but nevertheless I will be honoured to visit soon to remember. Barry JFK Pix. http://jfkcountercoup.blogspot.com/2009/12/jfk-at-american-university.html In the limo ride back to the White House, JFK wondered aloud whether the students, who had just graduated and were leaving school for their summer vacations, actually paid attention to what he said. The Russians certainly heard him, as Gorbachev mentions in the note he left at the Sixth Floor memory book. John Newman at the first COPA event at AU http://jfkcountercoup.blogspot.com/2009/12/john-newman-at-jfk-plaque-at-au.html Dan Alcorn http://jfkcountercoup.blogspot.com/2009/12/dan-alcorn-at-jfk-plaque-at-au.html James Douglas tries to put it into words http://jfkcountercoup.blogspot.com/2008/07/jfk-and-unspeakable.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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