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>> thoughts of the next generation are in jack's heart and mind. when he gives a speech in june 1963 at the american university in washington. >> what kind of a peace do i mean and what kind of a peace did we see? i am talking about genuine peace. the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living. >> he pledged his support to racial equality. he brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war. the president is infused with a new confidence. >> our primary long-range interest is general and complete disarmament. >> his american university speech sets a whole new tone for u.s./soviet ...

>> thoughts of the next generation are in jack's heart and mind when he gives the speech in june 1963 at the american university in washington. >> what kind of a peace do i mean and what kind of a peace do we seek? i am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living. >> he pledged his support to racial equality. he brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war. the president is infused with a new confidence. >> our primary long-range interest is general and complete disarmament. >> his american university speech sets a whole new tone for u.s./soviet...

>> thoughts of the next generation are in jack's heart and mind. when he gives a speech in june, 1963, at the american university in washington. >> what kind of a peace do i mean? what kind of a peace do we seek? i am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living. >> he pledged his support to racial uality. he brought the world back from thbrink of nlear war. the president is infused with a new confidence. >> our primary long-range interest is general and complete disarmament. >> his american university speech sets a whole new tone for u.s./soviet union r...

That mankind is doomed. that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. we need not accept that view. our problems are manmade. therefore they can be solved by man. and man can be as big as he wants. no problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable and we believe they can do it again. >> john f. kennedy, june 1963. he was assassinated less than six months after that. but on that june day in 1963, he spoke at american university. he gave what has become known as his strategy of peace speech. he was talking about the strategi...

First examine our attitude toward peace itself. too. us think it is impossible. too many think it is unreal. that is a dangerous defeatist belief. it leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable. that mankind is doomed. that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. we need not accept that view. our problems are manmade. therefore they can be solved by man. and man can be as big as he wants. no problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable and we believe they can do it again. >> john f. kennedy, june 1963. he was assassi...