First Inaugural Address In the summer of 1929, the U.Sf economy started a recession, spending slowed which then caused factory production to slow. With factory production slowing stock prices continued to rise which caused investors to pay way too much for stocks. Then in the fall of 1929 investors realized the shares were overpriced and sold all they had, which caused the stock market to crash. This caused consumers to really stop buying goods which led to firing employees and slowing down production even more than it was.…
What should be done in the next four years? This is the main question that is brought up in President Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address. He was able to use the rhetorical strategies of the facts, emotions, and his credibility to achieve his purpose of making the United States of America better than it was with more unity. Lincoln first decided to talk about the progress. “The progress of our arms...is… reasonable satisfactory and encouraging to all.”…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower left the presidential office after serving two very peaceful terms; when he left, the country went to war in the 1960s against Vietnam, and “Ike” was very much missed. Although Eisenhower was a popular president in the public’s eyes during both hi terms, his leadership and political abilities were only appreciated after his presidency. It took a war for the American people to realize how great of a peacekeeper Eisenhower was. During his presidency, war seemed imminent all the time. However, he always made the correct political maneuvers in order to avoid it, as peace was always his main goal.…
During the beginnings of the Civil War, there were people across the nation pleading for unity. One man in particular was the president during the devastating time, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was both elected in the beginning of the Civil War and towards the end of it. He had given his mandatory Inaugural Address' during these two elections and, especially in his Second Inaugural Address, spoke about a certain controversial issue in both. This issue was the division of the United States.…
Ask Not... Every president-elect has the job of giving an inaugural address. These addresses are meant to unite the nation behind our new president, and give a little insight into how he will run the White House. JFK’s inaugural address on January 21, 1960, set the stage for one of the greatest presidencies this country has ever known..…
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke before millions of Americans across the United States, as he was becoming the 32nd President. This inaugural speech was given at a time of crisis for America. President FDR laid out his plans on how he would overcome the Great Depression. Through the use of rhetorical devices, such as anaphora, and his appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos, he was able to convince the people of America to trust him with his plan that he would do everything in his power to make America a great country again.…
At first, Lincoln tried to avoid the topic of slavery. In fact, in his first inaugural speech, he said he would not force the emancipation of slaves onto southerners, but would also not allow it to expand to the western United States. With this notion, states began to seceded from the Union and war began to break out between the north and the south. As the war progressed and more states seceded, Lincoln began to fear he would lose the war. He was losing his funding, a large number of soldiers were dying, and the soldiers morale on the battlefield was extremely low.…
Between these three different texts, rhetorical devices such as similes, personification, irony, and aporia are found throughout their writings as well as others. The authors use them to further expand their own personal purpose. President Ronald Reagan and his, “Evil Empire Speech,” from March 8th of 1983 is full of rhetorical strategies. Ronald Reagan’s speech was based on his belief that religion was important in the American life as well as government. He provided his…
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech emphasized the tone in general message of his campaign that pushed him into the Oval Office. Trump illustrates the strong nationalistic view he has for America and American citizens when making great efforts to “rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of the American people.” Trump attempts to embed a nationalistic Viewpoint to All American citizens, hoping to gain their trust in his presidency through his influential diction. He uses phrases like “restore the American promise” and “American people” to create a sense of unity in the country as result of his presidency. Trump, and his four-year endeavor, longs to transfer the power not just in the white house, but to the people as well.…
Abraham Lincoln is well-known for being one of the most successful presidents of all time. Because of the time period that he was president in, he was forced to deal with a very challenging issue: handling slavery and the civil war. Throughout Lincoln’s presidency, he delivered numerous speeches on the topic of slavery and tried his best to keep the United States together. Two of his most famous speeches came during his two inaugural addresses when he became president. Although his tone and purpose were different for each of his inaugural addresses, both conveyed similar ideas and used similar rhetorical devices.…
In the beginning of the speech President Obama said, “My fellow citizens” (Jan, 2009). An emotional image was drawn in the citizen mind that the president has goals and aims in common. Goals and aims that helping to solve the current problems that most of the citizens had. Also, the president used through his speech we to connect himself the public and he stands as citizen like them. Moreover, President Obama proved how American citizens able to change and he provided an example of himself when he said “why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served in a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath” (2009).…
On January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered a powerful and moving Inaugural Address to thousands of people across the nation. The Cold War, which divided the globe, was a leading topic from the start of the 1960 election. The United States and the Soviet Union alike threatened each other with nuclear weapons as they raced for power. People all over the world feared of intentional as well as accidental mass destruction from those nuclear weapons. President Kennedy knew people were afraid of what the nuclear age would bring and that division was a global problem, so by using compelling diction as well as anaphora, he hoped to inspire the nation to bring peace and unity during the nuclear age.…
The Democratic National Committee invited Barack Obama to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention. This news came as a surprise as Obama had not yet gained national attention, and was not an obvious choice when compared to other candidates. After his inspiring speech however, Obama became well known throughout America which was good news for John Kerry, as Obama’s speech was intended to persuade voters to support Kerry as president. Obama uses rhetorical devices such as climax in structure, epistrophe, and metonymy to persuade skeptical voters to vote for John Kerry as their next president. Obama makes his speech more convincing by using climax to split his speech into multiple sections; the first section is used…
Every four years, a new president is elected and gives an inaugural speech that influences the entire nation. President Obama gave his inaugural speech on January 21, 2013. President Obama has two types of audiences; he has primary audience and secondary audience. His primary audience in his speech is all those present at the White House attending to hear him. The secondary audience in his speech is television viewers, radio listeners, those who read his speech, and those who viewed the speech at a later time.…
What did President Clinton Inaugural Address focus on? Most would say that the former president focused on political issues. But others would say he focused on the economic and social status of America and its people which was called the "Renewal of America". President Clinton addressed many ways in which he felt could improve American society. Those ideas have been carried onto todays society, but just a tad has changed simply because of the other different ideas that has came along.…