Visit of President Kennedy to Ireland. Cork was not originally on President Kennedy’s itinerary, but he decided that he would like to visit. He travelled to Cork by helicopter. JFK was made a Freeman of Cork at City Hall. Dublin 1963.
During his 1963 visit to Ireland, President John F. Kennedy greets an enthusiastic crowd in Cork, a stop he personally added to his itinerary. Having arrived via the U.S. Army helicopter visible in the background, the President, dressed in a dark suit, leans forward to shake hands with well-wishers. The dense crowd of men, women, and children presses in, many aiming their cameras to capture the moment. On this day, Kennedy was also made a Freeman of Cork at City Hall.
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