Kennedy's Inaugural Address

This paper provides an analysis of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, which is counted as One of Kennedy's best-known speeches. After many drafts, the final version was delivered on a bitterly cold January 20, 1961. The speech employed one-syllable words where possible and is probably best known for its memorable sentence, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” The speech lasted 14 minutes.

With his inspirational inaugural address that told Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country,” (Sorensen, 52) ...