
John F. Kennedy in Germany, 6/26/63
“Ich bin ein Berliner.”
Ronald W. Reagan in Germany, 6/12/87
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
George W. Bush in Germany, 2/23/05
[crickets chirping...tumblweeds rolling...]
Related:
White House officials ditched plans for a town-hall meeting with regular folk in Mainz when the German government said it couldn’t guarantee friendly questions.
Coward at home, coward abroad.