Berlin salutes Robert Kennedy 50 years ago today (1962)

(Thursday, February 22, 1962) — U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy flew to West Berlin today and pledged a new American determination to stand by the isolated city. Huge and emotional crowds greeted Kennedy today as he began a two-day visit.


Video: speaks before the Ernst Reuter Society at the Free University of Berlin (Feb. 22, 1962)