![]() Tragically, JFK wouldn’t live to see so much of what he promised, realised on an unprecedented scale but, for one shining moment on that stage, he laid out a vision for the Land of Opportunity unlike any other seen before or since. This was an America to be proud of, an America that Irish immigrants like Kennedy’s relatives dreamt of all those years ago, writ large. It was an America that would actively work towards Disarmament while pushing to explore a universe that lay beyond our skies and in the space above it. ![]() Hospitals, libraries, food stamps, and social security improvements were all on the agenda. Kennedy spoke of a future that provided better housing and transportation for a new America an America that supporting everyone from the farmers that kept the nation fed to the families living on the breadline. It was the day Kennedy laid out his vision for a ‘New Frontier’, captivating the partisan crowd in attendance and inspiring a generation of Americans to support his vision for the future. But his words remain as powerful and potent today as they did all those years ago. Kennedy took to the stage at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 15 th, 1960 to accept the Democratic nomination for President. ![]()
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