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San Diego State College commencement with John F. Kennedy, 1963

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JFKMOVIE
San Diego State College 65th commencement with John F. Kennedy, 1963
1963-06-06
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This movie is comprised of still photographs showing President John F. Kennedy receiving an honorary degree from San Diego State College on June 6, 1963. Audio from the event plays over the photo slideshow. An audio only version of this event can be found at JFK-C-SPEECH, as well as a transcript of the President's speech, which occupies most of this video, at JFK-TRANSCRIPT. Live news video of these proceedings shot by KFMB, with commentary and including the entire uninterrupted commencement address, is at JFK-KFMB-1963. The diploma is shown along with the commencement program, and as Kennedy speaks there are facsimiles of newspaper coverage of the event, and a diagram of the layout of Aztec Bowl as it was during this ceremony. People whose voices are heard, and subjects from the speech are listed in the topics
John F. Kennedy; Glenn S. Dumke; Malcolm A. Love; San Diego State College; Commencements; Graduations; Commencement addresses; Speeches; Presidents of the United States; Job creation; Education; Segregation; Illiteracy; Democracies; Job skills; Population growth; Academic processions; Caps and gowns; Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.; Louis H. Heilbron; Science, technology, engineering and math education; STEM; Teachers; Elementary education; Secondary education; Classroom shortages; Economic depression; Counselling; Pierre Salinger; David M. Shoup; Sidney S. Wade
5500 Campanile Drive
California - San Diego - San Diego State University
© San Diego State University. All rights reserved.
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English
Audio; Photographic prints; black and white
00:16:44
Yes
JFK-C-SPEECH; JFK-KFMB-1963; JFK-TRANSCRIPT
For Kennedy's speech only, see JFK-TRANSCRIPT
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MP4
872.82 MB
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