Ted Kennedy Rhetorical Analysis In Jfk Speech

John F. Kennedy will always be remembered for two things; his triumphant inauguration and his tragic assassination. After being sworn in, Kennedy gave the traditional inaugural speech. He addressed America, as well as the rest of the world, to inform them what his intentions were during his presidency. By referencing current events such as the Cold War, he was able to identify dilemmas in need of a remedy. Kennedy's overall message was meant to inspire his nation and convey strength and hope to the world abroad. At the beginning of his speech, Kennedy condensed his message. He stated the problems in need of fixing during his presidency while also proposing solutions for them. By doing this, Kennedy was able to evoke confidence from Americans that he will follow through with his claims. Kennedy used anaphora, allusions, and emotional appeal to create an effective argument in the first half of his inaugural speech.

There are many things that a speech must contain to make it a well written and spoken speech. John F. Kennedy 's speech he gave on September 12th 1962, titled “Address at Rice University on the Nation 's Space Efforts”, better known as “We Choose to go to the Moon” contains many of the important factors of a successful speech. Kennedy used rhetorical strategies and skills to help him influence the American people to help accomplish the major goal of reaching the moon. Kennedy did not only want to reach the moon, but he wanted to be the first country to do so. President Kennedy effectively told the objective he found important by using ethos, pathos and kairos throughout his speech to help get the support of the people. By using these three rhetorical strategies Kennedy gave a moving speech.

On a cold January day America’s newly appointed president John F. Kennedy delivered his inauguration address that was incredibly important to America’s success during the Cold War. Kennedy uses his speech as a call to arms, but not only to America but the World and our allies as a whole. He uses his strong powerful voice to appeal to the ethics of the country in the beginning of his speech telling America about the promise we made when we were founded and that we must uphold it still today, telling America we must make a difference. Kennedy also uses ethics to explain that we the people are united no matter what your background or where you are from, he refers to the Americas as one place, because he wants for us to feel unified not divided. Furthermore Kennedy’s use of powerful imagery, logic and pathos allows for him to effectively call the people of the World together during this terrible time.

On the night of April 4 1968, people gathered to listen to the wise words of Robert F. Kennedy. What many thought was going to be a political speech soon took a twist, and the news of Martin Luther King’s assassination was announced and out to the public. Gasps and tears quickly erupted while everyone was gathered around Robert Kennedy’s pickup truck as he stood high above all trying to bring hope and comfort to those who lost someone that fought for their equality, rights and freedom. Kennedy's speech was powerful and successful because of the way he showed empathy to the crowed. He related the tragic scenario to his own life bringing comfort to the many broken hearted and showed both sides of the situation using contrasting forms. Lastly, Kennedy’s speech consisted of repetition with the use of anaphora.

On April 4, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy began his political campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in Indiana. Before boarding his plane, Kennedy found out that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been shot in Memphis, Tennessee. At his arrival in Indianapolis, Kennedy was informed that Martin Luther King, Jr. had died from the incident. Kennedy was scheduled to speak to a large African-American audience, and was advised by the Indianapolis Police to not speak. The Chief of Police warned Kennedy that he would not be responsible for whatever may happen, making this speech even more dangerous. Kennedy chose to ignore the warning signs, went into the conference campaign, and spoke to the audience. Robert Kennedy, putting his political aspirations aside, advises the Indianapolis African-American audience not to retaliate to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination with violence, but with prayer, understanding, and love as Martin Luther King, Jr. taught. This is done through the use of motivational appeals, rhetorical devices, and expressing to the audience a purpose.

On April 11, 1962, President John F. Kennedy held a news conference to discuss the 3.5% increase on steel prices across the country. With the country at war, and struggling to emerge from a recession, increasing the price of steel would have a negative impact. After his administration had taken steps to aid the steel companies to reach a non-inflationary steel workers union contract, the decision to increase steel prices was deemed to be a betrayal of the President and the American people. The speech was directed towards the “common man” in opposition to big steel companies. He speaks for the purpose of not only persuading the companies to lower their prices, but also to convince the public that he is looking out for their best interest. Kennedy employs a disapproving tone and strong diction in an effort to clearly achieve his goal in influencing the steel

When one hears the name Kennedy, what comes to mind? Many families have multiple icons in the political scene; the Kennedys are no exception. Some think of John F. Kennedy and his assassination. Others think of Jacqueline Kennedy and her elegance, style, and grace. Still others think of Bobby, Rose, or Caroline. Others think of yet another Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and the car crash that wrecked his career on Chappaquiddick Island. Kennedy’s response to the accident ruined his chances of ever becoming president and raised questions about the accident across the nation. If handled properly, the Chappaquiddick incident would not have become a national ordeal. Instead, Kennedy’s irresponsibility and drunkenness led to the incident on Chappaquiddick

The speech that I decided to do is John F. Kennedy's Address to the Houston Ministerial Association. I will be using both external and internal criticism. With the external criticism I will be examining the time, the occasion, how the audience reacted, John F Kennedy's biographical factors and the effects of the speech. John F Kennedy came from a strong political family, was well educated, defended his country in WW II and received rewards for his courage and bravery, and along with his political career that lead him to the nomination for presidency in 1960. With in the internal criticism I will be looking at the invention, organization, style, and presentation. I will show how he used logical proof, ethical proof, and pathetic proof to

Unlike Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961, Eleanor Clift’s, Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration, 50 Years On, used only pathos and personal accounts from citizens to narrate their similar overall style of unity persuasion. Clift added personal accounts such as one from Richard Goodwin stating, “Dick, did you see the Coast Guard contingent in the parade? There was not a single black face in that delegation, and I want you to do something about it right away.”, to emphasize Goodwins trust in Kennedy to unify races. This statement, concluded that the author had faith in Kennedy, and was persuading her audience to do so too. Pathos was also utilized briefly throughout the dialogue between Rep. Charles Buckley and Seigenthaler that articulates ”What’s the

On July 18, 1969, Senator Edward Kennedy found himself fighting to escape from a car that had been driven off a bridge and into a pond. Along with him was Miss Mary Jo Kopechne, a campaign secretary for the deceased Senator Robert Kennedy. Even though the senator escaped, Miss Kopechne did not have the same, fortunate fate. At this moment, Kennedy fought to escape the clutches of drowning, however, seven days later, he faced another precarious situation in which he was fighting to escape the clutches of the Massachusetts people. There were accusations about his behavior with Miss Kopechne that night and about alcoholism. Edward Kennedy’s chances to retain his position in office seemed to be fading. However, in his televised address to his

He started to speak out about the war in Vietnam. When Ted Kennedy heard about the political corruption that was growing in South Vietnam, he had to find a way to end it. Ted Kennedy started to debate about the poor military drafting and how the United States was failing the many victims hurting from the war. Ted Kennedy visited South Vietnam after a major attack that occurred on one hundred cities. Ted Kennedy was working hard on this issue when tragedy struck again. In June of 1968, Ted Kennedy’s brother, Robert, was shot and killed (Bio.com) (History.com Staff). The death of Robert Kennedy left Ted Kennedy to be in charge of the family. With tragedy consuming Ted Kennedy’s life, he kept on fighting issues and working hard. In 1969, Ted Kennedy became the youngest majority whip in the Senate and a democratic presidential nomination. Ted Kennedy seemed to have everything under control until an accident occurred that would ruin his chances for presidency. On July 18, 1969, Ted Kennedy was involved in an incident where he drove his car off a bridge in Chappaquiddick. The result of this was his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowning. This accident didn’t seem very controversial, but Ted Kennedy waited ten hours before reporting it. He claimed he waited so long because he had a concussion from trying to save her and was exhausted. This wouldn’t end well for Ted Kennedy. He pled guilty for

Compared to Kennedy’s speech, Eleanor Clift’s, “ Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration, 50 Years On,” utilizes a journalistic approach while still appealing to ethos and pathos to achieve her purpose. Clift establishes her credibility through the use of many direct quotes within her article rather than establishing shared values like within Kennedy’s speech. The article is structured so that each paragraph of the article is the recollection of a different person who attended; a different perspective of the inauguration is discussed each time in chronological order rather than the use of parallelism and climax. At the same time, Clift appeals to pathos, similar to Kennedy, but instead uses anecdotes rather than figurative language. An example of which is seen in the quote, “We forget, looking back on it, how powerful the anti-catholic was,” which states the difficulty Kennedy faced in the election due to his affiliation with Catholicism. The quote is then followed up further in the text with the quote, “We had to win in West Virginia to prove that a Catholic could win because there were so few Catholics there, only 1 or 2 percent.” A feeling of inspiration and respect toward Kennedy is created similar to the feelings patriotism stirred during his inauguration speech. Clift establishes her article in a different

Sen. Kennedy acts as an ethical public speaker for several different reasons. In Cindy L. Griffin 's book she states that in order to be an ethical public speaker, “you must consider the moral impact of your ideas and arguments on others when you enter the public dialogue” (pg. 4 Griffin, L. Cindy).Kennedy did just that in his speech because he takes the sensitivity of the subject into account and offered personal experience which made the audience feel comfortable as he empathized along with them. In public speaking, civility “has come to mean care and concern for others, the thoughtful use of words and language, and the flexibility to see the many sides of an issue” (pg.3 Griffin, L. Cindy). Kennedy showed a great amount of civility in his speech, which made it so powerful. He payed careful attention and considered culture and speaking style, and never came off as ethnocentric.

When we think about a true leader of the United States of America, we clearly believe that a leader must have a greater action and accepts the reality to solve the situation. In the article, “A Pentadic Analysis of Senator Edward Kennedy’s Address to the People of Massachusetts July 25, 1969” Ling analyses that Senator Kennedy’s speech shows “indefensible”(Ling, 1970) because of the tragedy, and feel particular guilty from the accident. Moreover, Ling explains how Kennedy’s speech intended to “minimize his responsibility for his actions after the death of Miss Kopechne” (Ling, 1970). The research question of this will be what kind of descriptions effectively apply to build credibility? Ling explains, “the Pentad, it is possible to examine a

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, has become one of the most famous presidents in the nation's history due to his oratory skills and eloquence (Biane,2011). In this paper, we present an analysis the inaugural speech that he delivered in January 1961. Even though his Inaugural speech lasted less than fifteen minutes, the message that he saliently delivered was one that has continued to resonate in the very hearts of American citizens.