I’d Be Willing To Make This My Last Sierra Voices Article Ever If That’s What It Would Take To Get You All To Listen To This Interview
That’s how important I think this is.
“Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war. To adopt that kind of course in the nuclear age would be evidence only of the bankruptcy of our policy — or of a collective death-wish for the world.”
John F Kennedy, from his “Peace Speech,” June 10, 1963
There are moments in Professor Jeffrey Sachs’ riveting account of JFK’s “Peace Speech” (explained in the video below) when I wanted to weep at its extraordinary combination of beauty and practicality, at JFK’s dedication to making it a reality and at its relevance to today’s tragic war between the U.S. and Russia.
Give up whatever else you’re reading or watching or listening to — for less than an hour — and listen to Professor Sachs’ fascinating and frankly shocking account of JFK’s first two years in office and what he learned from his failures during that time, and how he dedicated himself to seeking peace in the months before his death.
Personally I’m convinced (as I think Professor Sachs is) that it was how JFK’s quest for peace put him into conflict with the C.I.A. that led to his assassination.
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