On January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy gave the inaugural address to americans around the country. This famous speech was given when Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. In President Kennedy’s speech, he was successful in using the idea of patriotism to gain support of fellow Americans. Serving your country and fighting in battle is a form of patriotism used in Kennedy’s address. This form of patriotism worked effectively for John because we’re talking about fighting for our country, sacrificing for our country. However, Kennedy also spoke of the graves of Americans that went to war and never came back. He additionally reminds the citizens how embattled America is, for America was in a war when Kennedy became
