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Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery (L) vies with Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match FC Barcelona vs FC Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on May 1, 2013. (Photo via JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle (L) are introduced to dignataries by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) upon arrival at Tegel airport in Berlin June 18, 2013. Obama's first presidential visit to Berlin comes nearly 50 years to the day after John F. Kennedy landed in a divided Berlin at the height of the Cold War and told encircled westerners in the city Ich bin ein Berliner, a powerful signal that America would stand by them. At right is German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

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Riot police fire water cannons towards protesters during clashes at Kennedy Street in central Ankara (Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)

Ban asks Turkey for restraint

G8 and EU leaders (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy wave during the family photograph on the second day of the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June 18, 2013. Russia and the US agreed at the G8 summit to push for Syria peace talks, but Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama made clear their deep differences over the conflict. AFP PHOTO / POOL / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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A shot of Beate Zschäpe, taken from behind her, in court on 18.06.13 in Munich. (Photo via Andreas Gebert/dpa)

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A police officer stands near the wall where an explosive device was reportedly hidden before going off, near the Francesca Morvillo Falcone high school in Brindisi, Italy, Saturday, May 19, 2012. An explosive device went off outside a high school in southern Italy named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor as students arrived for class Saturday, killing one of them and wounding seven others (Photo:Lapresse/AP/dapd)

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  • Vor der Quadriga-Figur des Brandenburger Tors in Berlin weht eine US-Fahne - Foto: Arno Burgi (dpa)

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    Symbol of the free West

    A US flag in front of the Brandenburg Gate - for many years, that really meant something. During the Cold War, West Berlin was an enclave of the West in the middle of the communist GDR. It was important for the US to have a presence there. John F. Kennedy was the first US President to visit the free part of Berlin 50 years ago.

  • Präsident Kennedy (l) und Berlins Regierender Bürgermeister Willy Brandt (r) winken vor dem Rathaus Schöneberg der versammelten Menge zu - Foto: dpa

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    'Ich bin ein Berliner'

    Thousands flocked to West Berlin's town hall to hear Kennedy's speech. Berlin's then-mayor Willy Brandt hosted the US president, who ended his speech with the famous line "Ich bin ein Berliner." His message: the US was ready to defend the free West Berlin at any cost.

  • US-Präsident Richard Nixon steht auf dem Wagendach und winkt der jubelnden Menge zu bei seinem Besuch am 27.02.1969 in Westberlin - Foto: AKG

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    'The brave people of Berlin'

    Richard Nixon came to West Berlin in February 1969. Before he arrived, he had written to Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger a letter expressing his wish to visit the "brave people of Berlin." Nixon as well as Kiesinger favored a strong alliance between the US and Germany.

  • Der amerikanische Präsident Jimmy Carter, seine Gattin Rosalynn, der Regierende Bürgermeister von Berlin Dietrich Stobbe und Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt bei der Fahrt in einem offenen Wagen durch Berlin am 15.07.1978 - Foto: dpa

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    'Whatever happens, Berlin will remain free'

    In July 1978, 150,000 Berliners lined the pavements of West Berlin's Kurfürstendamm to see US President Jimmy Carter and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. When Carter arrived at Berlin's Tempelhof airport he said "whatever happens, Berlin will remain free." On a personal level, Carter and Schmidt didn't get on at all. Both leaders made disparaging remarks about each other after the visit.

  • Besuch Ronald Reagan in Berlin 1982 - Foto: AP

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"

    During his first visit to Berlin in 1982, US President Ronald Reagan visited the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing which separated West and East Berlin with Berlin mayor Richard von Weizsäcker and Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. But it wasn't until 1987 that Reagan addressed the people of Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate, with the famous line "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

  • US-Präsident Bill Clinton mit seiner Frau Hillary steht mit Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl und dessen Gattin Hannelore vor dem Brandenburger Tor in Berlin 1994 - Foto: Paul J. Richards (AFP)

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    'Berlin ist frei'

    In 1994, Bill Clinton was the first US president to visit reunified Berlin. At the end of his speech, he said in German: "Alles ist möglich. Berlin ist frei." ("everything's possible. Berlin is free.") His predecessor George Bush did come to Germany after reunification in 1990, but he only went to Chancellor Helmut Kohl's private residence in the south-western town of Ludwigshafen.

  • Der US-Präsident George W. Bush hält im Bundestag 2002 eine Rede - Foto: dpa

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    'Stop Bush'

    George Bush's son, George W. Bush, came to Berlin twice. In 2002, he was met with protesters shouting slogans and waving placards saying "Stop Bush" and "Warmongers not welcome." It was a lot quieter when he came again and spoke in the Bundestag in 2008, emphasizing the common objectives of the US and Germany.

  • Barack Obama an der Siegessäule in Berlin 2008 - Foto: Rainer Jensen (dpa)

    Mr President shows his face in Berlin

    Obama leaves it late

    Barack Obama did not visit Berlin during his first four years as president. He did come to Berlin as a presidential candidate in 2008. Around 200,000 people cheered him on as he spoke at the Victory Column in the German capital.


    Author: Author: Anja Fähnle / ng | Editor : Michael Lawton