KENNEDY AND REAGAN: TWO LEGENDARY
PRESIDENTS IN BERLIN
President John F. Kennedy’s 100th
birthday and the 30th anniversary of President Reagan’s legendary speech at the
Brandenburg Gate present us with the perfect opportunity to look back at the history
making visits of American presidents to Berlin. For almost 45 years Berlin was
the German Metropolis synonymous with the Cold War in Europe. German historian
Anette Isaacs will relate the intriguing background stories of why Kennedy
emphatically proclaimed that he was a Berliner and the inspiration behind
Reagan’s demand that the Soviets “tear down that wall”!
