World Premiere of “JFK. The Last Speech”
I am delighted to announce the world premiere of “JFK. The Last Speech.” Five Amherst classmates —Neil Bicknell, the executive producer, and four other classmates and I as associate producers — had the privilege of working with producer-director Bestor Cram and Northern Light Productions to make this documentary. The film addresses the relevance of the JFK’s last speech at the time and the impact that it made in the lives of those who were there. I hope you enjoy it and ask your local PBS to air it!
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“JFK. The Last Speech” explores the dramatic relationship between two seminal Americans—President John F. Kennedy and the poet Robert Frost—which reached its tragic climax in a surprising encounter with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the height of the Cold War.
Frost, a professor at Amherst, had “said” a poem at Kennedy’s inauguration, and John F Kennedy spoke at Amherst College in 1963 for the dedication of the new Robert Frost Library. JFK took the opportunity to address the future leaders in the audience – not just about poetry but about power and impact - and it has been called the “most majestic” speech of his career. He was assassinated just weeks later. However, few people knew the story behind the speech and the connection between John F. Kennedy and Robert Frost. The film addresses both this story and how the speech altered the lives of a group of Amherst college classmates who witnessed this compelling address.
“The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to a nation’s greatness. But the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable – for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.” John F. Kennedy, delivered at Amherst College October 26, 1963
For more information about the event or to watch the trailer, please visit www.jfkthelastspeech.com.
Roger Mills is also the co-editor of a companion book, The Last Speech, available in late June 2018.
Roger, I had the prevalege of shaking hands with John F. Kennedy and speaking with him about his campaign to run for president. The event was a tea sponsored by Anna Maria College. I still have his pin "OUR NEXT PRESIDENT". Edgeworth Frances.
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