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Segment 41, geschenkt zum Gedenken an den Präsidenten, der den West-Berlinern zwei Jahre nach dem Bau der Mauer „Ich bin ein Berliner“ sagte.
Die ausführliche Geschichte, die Herkunft und die Quellenangaben dieses Eintrags liegen bislang nur auf Englisch vor.
A tall graffitied section, catalogued as segment 41, held by the library of the president who went to West Berlin in June 1963, two years after the Wall was built, and told the crowd at the Rathaus Schöneberg that he too was a Berliner. Of all the recipients in this catalogue this is among the most direct: the object is in the keeping of the man whose most quoted sentence was about the city it divided.
Wie kam es hierher?
A gift from the German government in memory of President Kennedy, obtained with the help of his sister Jean Kennedy Smith. Sources disagreed about the year — 1989, 1990 and 1999 all appear — and the photograph's own record settles it: the piece was received after reunification and installed as an exhibit in 1993.
Quellen
Gelistet von der Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung als #198 und vom Berlin Wall Archive als #46.
Boston, MA – JFK Library and Museum — The Wall Net ↗
Segment 41, a gift of the German government in memory of President Kennedy, obtained via Jean Kennedy Smith and erected in Boston in autumn 1990.
Allgemeine ReferenzQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
Section of Berlin Wall — JFK Library collections ↗
The library's own object record for the section. Not retrievable at the time of writing; listed so the accession detail can be checked.
Institutionelle QuelleQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (7207868578) — Wikimedia Commons ↗
The piece was received by the Kennedy Library as a gift after German reunification and installed as an exhibit in 1993.
FotografieQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
VerzeichniseintragQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17 · Quelleneintrag 198
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
VerzeichniseintragQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17 · Quelleneintrag 46
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