John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Address On January 20th, 1961, millions of Americans gathered in the nation’s capital to watch the inauguration of the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The purpose of his inaugural speech was to outline the themes of his campaign and define his presidency as a time of economic prosperity as well as social and demographic challenges. Pathos, logos, and ethos are incredibly important in a speech, especially an inaugural address. He uses these to persuade us into believing he will do great things for this country. Kennedy gave the Oath of Office and then turned to give the crowd his inaugural speech. Kennedy hit some key points in his speech, really stating what he planned to do during his presidency. He spoke on how it was important he keep the peace in international affairs, since he was president at the height of the
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He states “For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life” (1). This is saying that we as humans have so much power to save or destroy lives. Since Kennedy was president during the Cold War, his speech, mainly revolved around keeping peaceful foreign relations. The Cold War was an incredibly tense time in U.S. History. John Kennedy had the world at his fingertips. He had the power to end human life as we know it. He was recognized as being cool in times of danger for all of us. Kennedy used pathos, logos, and ethos. First, he used pathos to appeal to the listeners emotions. He appealed to the emotions of the American people by talking about how they will unite and strengthen in the face of danger or threats. He also uses pathos when he mentions his inauguration is “not a celebration of the victory of a party, but a celebration of freedom” (1). This means that the American people are free and freedom brings out the emotions in a lot of
He states “For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life” (1). This is saying that we as humans have so much power to save or destroy lives. Since Kennedy was president during the Cold War, his speech, mainly revolved around keeping peaceful foreign relations. The Cold War was an incredibly tense time in U.S. History. John Kennedy had the world at his fingertips. He had the power to end human life as we know it. He was recognized as being cool in times of danger for all of us. Kennedy used pathos, logos, and ethos. First, he used pathos to appeal to the listeners emotions. He appealed to the emotions of the American people by talking about how they will unite and strengthen in the face of danger or threats. He also uses pathos when he mentions his inauguration is “not a celebration of the victory of a party, but a celebration of freedom” (1). This means that the American people are free and freedom brings out the emotions in a lot of