JFK: The Last Speech, Woodstock Vermont Film Series Online
November 19, 2020 @ 12:00 am - November 22, 2020 @ 11:30 pm
JFK: The Last Speech takes us to Amherst College for President Kennedy’s celebrated speech about poetry and power. The documentary was produced by Amherst College alumni who attended JFK’s speech at their college, where the president paid tribute to Robert Frost and offered a passionate vision that juxtaposed power, poetry and the arts. No president has spoken more forcefully about the importance of the arts in a democratic society.
JFK: The Last Speech takes us to Amherst College for President Kennedy’s celebrated speech about poetry and power. The documentary was produced by Amherst College alumni who attended JFK’s speech at their college, where the president paid tribute to Robert Frost and offered a passionate vision that juxtaposed power, poetry and the arts. No president has spoken more forcefully about the importance of the arts in a democratic society.
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