On June 26, 1963, JFK delivered his now-famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech to a crowd of more than 100,000 people at the Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin. He saw West Berlin - controlled by western allies and surrounded by Soviet-controlled Eastern Germany - as an important symbol of freedom in the Cold War, and he encouraged West Berliners to remain hopeful despite the imposing presence of the Berlin Wall. He ended his speech with the words: “All free men, wherever they may live, are citize

55 years ago, on June 26, 1963, President Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin. | American Experience | PBS

TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he delivered his famous speech expressing solidarity with the city's residents, declaring: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner). https://abcn.ws/2IOlOMS | ABC News

It’s arguably the most iconic phrase associated with the Cold War. And many people mistakenly believe that it was uttered in a speech at the Brandenburg Gate. John F. Kennedy’s famous “Ich bin ein Berliner speech happened here in June of 1963, in front of the Rathaus Schönberg. #Berlin Berlin Battle Damage Video playlists - https://www.facebook.com/ExperienceBerlinTours/videos | Steve's Experience Berlin Tours