Speech at a Democratic Party (?) Banquet, Wisconsin, 1960
- Synopsis
- An extract from a speech made by President John F. Kennedy at a Democrat Party banquet in 1960. Kennedy expounds his belief that the current Republican administration promises action but only if it is not too controversial or complex. Kennedy quotes from King Lear in support of his conviction ‘I will do such things/What they are, yet I know not, but they shall be/ the terrors of the earth’ (II iv).
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Duration
- 8 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- John F Kennedy
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- King Lear
- Keywords
- Kennedy, John Fitzgerald; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The title has been supplied by UCLA cataloguers. The UCLA catalogue record states that the footage was likely to have been produced by Jack Denove.
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Speech at a Democratic Party (?) Banquet, Wisconsin, 1960". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36824 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)