The death of John F. Kennedy – a strategy of peace

‘We all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal’

John F. Kennedy calls for reconciliation at the American University in Washington, DC.
photo: alamy/abaca/cnp, arnie sachs

A week after the death of Pope John XXIII, in a remarkable speech echoing many of the themes of his last encyclical, Pacem in Terris, the President of the United States switched from cold warrior to peacemaker. Five months later, on 22 November 1963, he was assassinated.

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