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Kennedy was an intelligent newspaper informer in his late twenties. His public ambition and zeal for democracy were some of the major personality attributes that played a significant role in rising to become the United States representative. He later was to become the president of the United States, one of two crucial superpowers of the Second World War. Furthermore, his continuous energy for people’s equality and his audacity during the decision making process influenced the entire Americans (Peters, Woolley, & Nelson, 2008). It translated to gaining support from the public who constantly adored his presidential personality characteristics. During his short brief of …show more content…
He emphasized at the live broadcast in Washington DC that its government will not allow the communist ideologies to push them out of Berlin (Smyser, 2009). Additionally, he stressed that their extensive beliefs on ideology will not succeed either continuously or by them using violence. Because of this, he sternly emphasized for an increased defence US government budget. It was characterised by increased number of American reserves to minimize the Berlin violence. Again, he stressed that the government will purchase new modern weapons including weapons of massive destruction. It was critical at the time since its announcement to the USSR and Berlin will introduce fear in terms of weapons rivalry. In addition, the American president seeks to adopt the civil defense government program to increase security to its citizens, and the entire nation. Nevertheless, Kennedy also accentuated on the willingness of its government to prepare agreement with Germany. The agreement was in the context of fostering peace and independence to the nations that have been affected by the catastrophe of the Berlin wall. Moreover, the president argued that the Western Berlin government need to adopt security concerns that are appropriate to all the nations (Smyser, 2009). Hence, the president Kennedy created awareness to the public about his major concerns for maintaining the …show more content…
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