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John F Kennedy Inaugural Address 1961

John F Kennedy Inaugural Address 1961. Speaker. John F Kennedy Youngest and 1 st Catholic President Had a large position he had to pull during the Cold War. Purpose. Improve relations with Soviet Union Stop the development of nuclear war Stop the spread of communism (secretively)

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John F Kennedy Inaugural Address 1961

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  1. John F Kennedy Inaugural Address1961

  2. Speaker • John F Kennedy • Youngest and 1st Catholic President • Had a large position he had to pull during the Cold War

  3. Purpose • Improve relations with Soviet Union • Stop the development of nuclear war • Stop the spread of communism (secretively) • Gain the respect and support of the nation

  4. Audience • USSR (stop the development of nuclear war) • US at the Capitol (red scare) • The world (stop the spread of communism)

  5. Medium • Shown over television • Heard over the radio • Millions of people heard the speech even from other nations • Due to government restrictions within the Soviet Union those in USSR did not view it

  6. Rhetorical Appeals • Ethos ( credibility of speaker) • JFK respectfully acknowledges all the prominent and average citizens at his inauguration. • Kennedy speaks of the oath he took as well as our forefather.

  7. Promises the world that he will do whatever it takes to help each nation a high level of freedom. • Pathos (emotional appeal) • Our hands have the power of great destruction and the ability to solve problems.

  8. “Heir of that first nation”….”Let the word go forth from this time a place” • Soviet Union and US are wasting money and time on making weapons to destroy all life. • Now we as Americans have a call to service and our nations final success and failures lies within our generations.

  9. Protect our nation from war and battle all common struggles. • Not many other generations have the opportunity to serve their nation in its greatest time of need. • Logos (reason) • We will preserve freedom by having all the free nations unite.

  10. Not just going to provide freedom to these new developing nations in order to prevent the spread of communism. • Message to the Soviet Union saying that we need to pursue peace.

  11. JFK shows negotiating as civilized progress towards our goals instead of a weakness. • JFK speaks of how we must not look at our differences but instead learn to solve the common problems that are present in our societies. • Nuclear regulatory committees • Freedom throughout the world for every single individual.

  12. Rhetorical Devices • Anaphora- repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. Hyperbole a figure of speech which is an exaggeration. Persons often use expressions such as "I nearly died laughing,"

  13. Rhetorical Devices • Rhetorical Questions-A question to which no answer is expected, often used for rhetorical effect. • Allusion-indirect reference to another work of art or literature

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