
ALT First speech card for Arrival Statement - Dublin - June 26, 1963, that reads: I hope that both the people of Ireland and the people of the United States will permit me the presumption of saying that it is good to come home to Ireland. For this is the home of my ancestors, who left over a century ago and were never able to come back. This is the home the Kennedys and Fitzgeralds have heard discussed in their families for three generations. This is the island that has always had a special grasp on my affections, a special attraction for my interests, a special place in my life. I am proud to be of Irish descent -- and I understand that one Dubliner said: "Of course, he's Irish -- does being born in a stable make a horse of out of man?"
JFK Announces Candidacy for President
IFP:83B Senator John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for president of the United States. January 2, 1960.























