The Role Of Freedom In John F. Kennedy's Speech

John F. Kennedy is considered one of the most influential presidents in the United States’ history. His number one goal was freedom. Freedom for Americans, freedom for other countries, and freedom from all the horrible disputes and war between the World’s Nations. Three different texts depict a day of infamy, together they show that Kennedys main goal was to unite the world through freedom. The first text, “The inaugural Address” by John F. Kennedy himself. This speech is the first one he gives to the nation as President, it’s a serious speech addressing the nation and the world about his newfound power and how he wants, “… every nation know... assure the survival and success of liberty.” He is directly letting the people of the world know that he will do everything in his power to ensure the success of freedom. He also lets it be known that although his main goal is freedom he wants it to be a, “peaceful revolution of hope,” this shows that he is directly addressing the people and wants to make a change in the way the world solves problems. In the second text, “Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration, 50 Years On,” by Eleanor Clift, her more informal article is the behind the senses using imagery she shows the emotions and feeling of the people around Kennedy during the event of that day. …show more content…
President Kennedy, and his goal of freedom. In the article it talks about the Irish Catholics and how, “There were frozen tears of joy on the cheeks of the Irish Catholics that day.” For a long time the Irish people in America were only considered immigrants, and but now one, “sleeps in the White House.” Just by being president Kennedy has started a chain reaction for freedom for the Irish Community, but that not all. In Kennedy’s speech he talks about “a celebration of freedom,” and how it’s a new era for the world on where he swears to not only the people, but to God that he will make a change and he will cause a