John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America. He served as president at the height of the cold war, which made his presidency focused on the relationship of the Soviet Union. His inauguration began John's only term as the President and Lyndon B. Johnson's term as his Vice President. In John F. Kennedy 1st inaugural address, he used repetition, allusion, and juxtaposition to give the people a sense of hope of the outcome of the presidential election.
Historical Background
The berlin wall was John Kennedy main focus throughout his presidency. It would be Kennedy's main priority from his inauguration day up until his assassination. The Kennedy have been known to have a series of misfortunate events which led to the Kennedy curse. The Kennedy curse is a just a conspiracy, many believe that it's just a regular coincidence that their family has experienced many times. The Kennedy family would be seen as American Royalty in the public eye of America. They would be around to spread joy, optimistic and a charm that quickly spread throughout the American Nation. There no such thing as royalty in the United States but the Kennedy family held a status that was pretty close to that level. About 64 years at least one Kennedy had the opportunity to hold public office. The family has a …show more content…
Throughout the speech he uses repetition at the beginning of his paragraphs twice. The first one starts of as “To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share” “To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free” “To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery,” “To our sister republics south of our border” “To that