Rhetorical Analysis of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Throughout the history of the United States, presidents have used the inaugural address to outline both domestic and global events that challenge the citizens. John F. Kennedy’s induction into the presidency in 1961 was most exemplary of this. Taking place during ongoing tension between the capitalist west and communist east, people feared the mass destruction that could occur with another World War. Kennedy assured the American people who
On a frosty day in 1961, John F. Kennedy conveyed a discourse to the subjects and people groups of both America and the world. After the finish of a nearby and aggressive decision, he utilized this discourse not to praise his triumph as president, but rather to join the gathering of people. He tends to the gathering of people with a discourse that would be associated with years to come, as its call to obligation is an intense one. A solid interest to ethics─ his morals, as well as our morals as a
John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural address Analyzing one of the greatest Inaugural speeches Taking the oath of office on the 20th of January 1961, John F. Kennedy Gave one of the most influential and impactful inaugural speeches of all time. Opening by a addressing an end and a new beginning, a renewal, as well as a change, Kennedy gave the american people optimism and the hope they need to pull through the times of the cold war. He addressed the nations who wished to befriend and the nations who sought
A global call for peace was made on January 20th, 1961. John F. Kennedy asked the world to find a well-known but hard concept -- world peace. Kennedy uses rhetoric, the art of speech or communication, to make their speeches less bland and more convincing, throughout his speech. At the time the U.S.A and the U.S.S.R were fighting in the Cold War, and the world was under constant threat of a nuclear war. In “JFK’s Inaugural Address,” Kennedy claims mankind should seek a global peace. He effectively
President of the United States, John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural speech on January 20th, 1961. In this speech, Mr. Kennedy addresses all the people in America in an emotional and logical sense in an attempt to provide hope and give a good impression of what his presidency wishes to bring during the next four years. To maintain a conversational tone and convey his message, while at the same time giving the American people a sense of hopefulness, Mr. Kennedy uses various rhetorical devices that help him get
It was a snowy morning of many firsts – first inaugural address televised in color, first election of a candidate under 45 years of age, and first presidential appointment with a mere 100,000 vote margin of victory. On January 20, 1961, at the age of 43, John F. Kennedy stepped in front of the American people to deliver his inaugural address. As the 35th president of the United States, JFK became the leader of the country during a tremulous time. Americans, just rising from the anguish of World War
John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address In 1961, The United States of America was gridlocked with social injustice, inequalities, and intense racial tension, while combating the “red scare” of communism and protecting the population abroad from weapons of mass destruction and otherwise harbored by enemies both foreign and domestic. Terror and incertitude had seized the minds of the American people as the Cold War drew to its zenith. Desperate for a strong, reassuring leader, they turned to the young
A United Front Amongst all of the disputes, praises, and fears murmured throughout the crowd, all that could be heard was a voice of reason. On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy was this voice of reason. Kennedy began his “Inaugural Address” to the American people after being elected as the President of the United States of America. The exigence addressed during this speech was a lack of support backing him and national and global problems the Americans faced. At the time, many Americans were split
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as Jack, was an American statesman who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. John F. Kennedy is remembered for many things and one of those many things is inaugural address speech. After being sworn into the office of presidency our 35th President of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy, gave a much remembered inaugural address speech. On that cold January day as thousands of people
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy’s purpose in his inaugural address was to, one, establish trust, as he was a young man beginning his term as president. Second, create a sense of peace in the height of the Cold War. Third, give hope to a brighter future, he did this by stating five points he wanted to achieve, which he later did. Throughout the address numerous figures of speech are thrown in. Among many, anaphora, abstract words, and rhetorical questions convey his purpose throughout