• JFK's Inaugural Address: The Power of Words That Shaped a Nation

  • Nov 13 2024
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

JFK's Inaugural Address: The Power of Words That Shaped a Nation

  • Summary

  • Today we’ll dive into John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s 1st inaugural address, one of the best speeches given in history.

    Date: January 20, 1961
    Speaker: JFK
    Writer: JFK and close advisor, Theodore (Ted) Chaikin Sorensen

    Favorite Quotes:
    “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”
    “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but never fear negotiations”
    “I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it”

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    Speech source: AmericanRhetoric.com

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