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Original – John F. Kennedy being sworn in as president of the United States and delivering his inaugural address, 1961.
Reason
Inaugural speech of American president John F. Kennedy in 1961. Given the passage of six decades, the event and speech is now more a part of history as opposed to contemporary politics. It's a notable marking point in American history. This nom was proposed a month ago by User:GamerPro64 [1], but since they didn't act on it, I am nominating it. I will convert the file format to WebM once this nom gets a few supports.
Articles in which this image appears
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
will support HD version. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:57, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Iconic. I wonder, though, if there is a higher-resolution file available? This is only pretty fuzzy SD quality, while you can get Full-HD and even more from a 16 mm original film... If such a file is found, I'd support. --Janke | Talk 17:49, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • It would be entirely possible to extract the movie frame without borders, and insert it into the FPC video. That couldn't be a copyvio, right? (Apparently, the first sentence was lost in the video, as in the Kennedy Center video?). --Janke | Talk 13:23, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • We can extract it and upload it as a separate file. Since the SD version is public domain, the HD version must be public domain too. A higher resolution scan doesn't justify new copyright, as far as I know. The last frame of the HD video credits the Kennedy Library as the source, so the HD scan was done by the Kennedy Library. Bammesk (talk) 04:47, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd suggest a new nomination, though, given how close to closing this is. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 15:55, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. It's better to do a new nomination later. Bammesk (talk) 01:53, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
See the reason section, the nomination is for a WebM version of this video. Bammesk (talk) 01:53, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:40, 22 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]