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From the S&S archives: Photo gallery: President Kennedy in Berlin, 1963

Photos by Gene Bane, ©Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, June 28, 1963
Scenes from President John F. Kennedy's visit to West Berlin in June, 1963.
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Secret service agents move in as admiring Berliners break through police lines to shake hands with President Kennedy. Watching are West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

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Paper rains down from nearby buildings as President Kennedy's car passes.

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A sign says "We wish twins," a reference to the pregnancy of Jacqueline Kennedy.

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A piggybacked child has a front-row seat as his dad shakes hands with President Kennedy.

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President Kennedy stands with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt, center, and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer as they ride through the divided city.

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President Kennedy talks with his aide, Maj. Gen. Chester V. Clifton, before Kennedy his speech to members of the American community at the U.S. Mission.

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Maj. Gen. James H. Polk, U.S. Commandant of Berlin, listens to President Kennedy's speech.

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Bicyclists follow along as President Kennedy's motorcade moves through Berlin.

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President Kennedy and his entourage look over the Berlin Wall into the city's Eastern sector.

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President Kennedy, far left, looks across the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.

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A propaganda poster on the other side of the Wall greeted President Kennedy.

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President Kennedy and a translator listen as Chancellor Adenauer speaks during a farewell ceremony for the president at Tegel Airport.

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President Kennedy and Gen. Edouard Toulouse, commandant of the French forces in Berlin.

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Mayor Willy Brandt says goodbye to President Kennedy.

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Chancellor Konrad Adenauer watches as President Kennedy climbs the steps of the plane.

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