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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