INAUGURAL

ADDRESS
JOHN FRITZGERALD KENNEDY
Personal details PARENTS :
NAME: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Rose Fitzgerald
BORN: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Kennedy
Massachusetts, U.S. ALMA MATER: Harvard University
DIED: November 22, 1963 (aged PROFESSION: Politician
46) At Dallas, Texas, U.S.
SIGNATURE:
CAUSE OF DEATH: Assassination
RESTING PLACE: Arlington National
Inaugural Address Cemetery
of President POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic
John F. Kennedy
Washington, D.C. SPOUSE: Jacqueline Bouvier
January 20, 1961 (m.1953)
CHILDREN: Arabella, Caroline,
John Jr., and Patrick
ETYMOLOGY
Inauguration comes from the Latin
word augur, which refers to the rituals
of ancient Roman priest seeking to
interpret if it was a will of gods for
public official to be deemed worthy to
assume.
An inaugural address is a speech for a very
specific event being sworn into the office of
the presidency. The speeches of modern
presidents share some commonalities in
referencing American history, the
importance of the occasion, and hope for
the future. Each president, however, has
faced the particular challenges of his time
and put his own distinctive rhetorical
stamp on the address.
The “Inaugural Address” is a speech
given during this ceremony which
informs the people of his or her
intentions as a leader.
Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President
Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy,
fellow citizens:

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of

freedom--symbolizing an end as well as a beginning--signifying
renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty
God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century
and three-quarters ago.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the
power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human
life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears
fought are still at issue around the globe--the belief that the rights of
man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of
God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of
that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this
time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the
torch has been passed to a new generation of
Americans--born in this century, tempered by war,
disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of
our ancient heritage--and unwilling to witness or
permit the slow undoing of those human rights to
which this nation has always been committed,
and to which we are committed today at home
and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that
we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any
hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the
survival and the success of liberty.

This much we pledge--and more.

To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we

share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United
there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative
ventures. Divided there is little we can do--for we dare not
meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.
To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we
pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have
passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny. We
shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall
always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom--and
to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by
riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to
break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help
them help themselves, for whatever period is required--not because
the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but
because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are
poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
To our sister republics south of our border, we offer
a special pledge--to convert our good words into
good deeds--in a new alliance for progress--to
assist free men and free governments in casting
off the chains of poverty. But this peaceful
revolution of hope cannot become the prey of
hostile powers. Let all our neighbors know that we
shall join with them to oppose aggression or
subversion anywhere in the Americas. And let
every other power know that this Hemisphere
intends to remain the master of its own house.
To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United
Nations, our last best hope in an age where the
instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of
peace, we renew our pledge of support--to prevent it
from becoming merely a forum for invective--to
strengthen its shield of the new and the weak--and to
enlarge the area in which its writ may run.

Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our

adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both
sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark
powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all
humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.
We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only
when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can
we be certain beyond doubt that they will never
be employed.

But neither can two great and powerful groups of

nations take comfort from our present course--
both sides overburdened by the cost of modern
weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady
spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to
alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays
the hand of mankind's final war.
So let us begin anew--remembering on both sides that
civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always
subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let
us never fear to negotiate.

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of

belaboring those problems which divide us.

Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and
precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms--
and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations
under the absolute control of all nations.
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science
instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars,
conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean
depths and encourage the arts and commerce.

Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the
command of Isaiah--to "undo the heavy burdens . . . (and)
let the oppressed go free."

And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the

jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new
endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world
of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and
the peace preserved.
All this will not be finished in the first one hundred
days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand
days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even
perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will

rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this
country was founded, each generation of Americans
has been summoned to give testimony to its national
loyalty. The graves of young Americans who
answered the call to service surround the globe.
Now the trumpet summons us again--not as a call to bear
arms, though arms we need--not as a call to battle,
though embattled we are-- but a call to bear the burden
of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, "rejoicing
in hope, patient in tribulation"--a struggle against the
common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and
war itself.

Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global

alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure
a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that
historic effort?
In the long history of the world, only a few generations
have been granted the role of defending freedom in its
hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this
responsibility--I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us
would exchange places with any other people or any
other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion
which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and
all who serve it--and the glow from that fire can truly light
the world.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country

can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what
America will do for you, but what together we
can do for the freedom of man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or
citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high
standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask
of you. With a good conscience our only sure
reward, with history the final judge of our deeds,
let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His
blessing and His help, but knowing that here on
earth God's work must truly be our own.
No matter how busy a person is, if they really care for each other they will
always find a way to be together

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Alliteration:
repetition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence
Examples:
“Let us go forth to lead the land we love...”
“Pay any price, bear any burden...”
“its writ may run”
Anaphora:
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses
or lines.
Examples:
“Let both sides...”
“To those old allies... To those new states... To those people...”
Anastrophe: transposition of normal word order
Examples:
“Ask not”
“Dare not”
Antithesis: contrast of ideas or words in a parallel structure
Examples:
“Ask not what you country can do for you, ask what you can do for your
country.”
“Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.”
“We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom...”
“not because... not because... but because...”
“Not as a call to bear arms... not as a call to battle.., but a call to bear the
burden...”
ASSONANCE:
REPETITION OF VOWEL SOUNDS IN NON-RHYMING
WORDS
EXAMPLES:
“...THE STEADY SPREAD OF THE DEADLY ATOM.”
CONSONANCE: REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS
WITHIN WORDS OR ENDING WORDS
EXAMPLES:
“WHETHER IT WISHES US WELL OR ILL, THAT WE
SHALL...”
Metaphor:
Implied comparison through a figurative, not literal, use of words
Examples:
“And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion…
“the bonds of mass misery”
“the chains of poverty”
Parallelism:
the arrangement of words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures placed
side by side, making them similar in form
Examples:
“United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided
there is little we can do...”
Paradox:
a statement that seems self-contradictory, yet turns out to have a rational
meaning
Examples:
“Only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain
beyond doubt that they will never be employed.”
Repetition:
a word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity
“For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of
human
poverty and all forms of human life.”
Using Emotion-Arousing Words
Examples:
“freedom, liberty”
Using Fear
Examples:
“For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all
forms of human
poverty and all forms of human life.”
“...its hour of maximum danger.”
Using References to the Past
“I have sworn before you and Almighty God the
same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a
century and three-quarters ago.”
“With a good conscience our only sure reward, with
history the final judge of our deeds...”
(Lincoln: “With malice toward none, with charity
toward all...”)
RICA MAE GATON
BSED-ENGLISH III