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President Barack Obama will give a foreign policy address with a particular focus on the Iran Deal at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's School of International Service on Wednesday, August 5. The White House chose Â鶹ÊÓƵ, because it is where John F. Kennedy made his on nuclear disarmament and world peace.

President Obama's Iran Deal speech at Â鶹ÊÓƵ falls on the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty--a treaty prefaced by Kennedy's speech at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The treaty was signed on August 5, 1963, in Moscow by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union.

The speech will be streamed live on the , and archival video of the speech will be provided on Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s website. Follow on Twitter at and , and join us on .

Obama has made several appearances at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in recent years.

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Kennedy family members, including the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. and current U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, endorsed Obama for president at a rally in Bender Arena.

In July 2010, President Obama gave a at SIS, calling for a system that "reflects our values as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants." In December 2013, Obama did a on MSNBC's political show Hardball with Chris Matthews.ÌýIn front of a packed crowd of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students at the Greenberg Theatre, Obama offered his thoughts on health care, the NSA wiretapping controversy, Pope Francis, and high-stakes battles with House Republicans.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has a long tradition of presidential visits extending back to the school's founding:

In 1914, when Â鶹ÊÓƵ opened, President Woodrow Wilson gave the dedication.

In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt appeared at the launch of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's program to help train federal employees in new methods of public administration. Today, Â鶹ÊÓƵ's School of Public Affairs offers undergraduate, graduate, and executive-level programs to help build careers in public service.

In 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower broke ground at the establishment of the School of International Service.

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered a historic foreign policy speech at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's commencement. He called for a nuclear test-ban treaty and mutual understanding with the Soviet Union.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton addressed Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Centennial Convocation and focused on how the U.S. must exert leadership in the global economy. Clinton returned to Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 1997 and encouraged equity in accessing higher education.

After leaving office, Clinton appeared at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2012 to accept the school's inaugural Wonk of the Year award. And former President Jimmy Carter launched the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

The nuclear agreement with Iran is of special relevance next week. Thursday, August 6 is the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing; the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Museum at the Katzen Arts Center is holding a through August 16.