Summary Of President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

Summary of President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

This inaugural speech establishes what John F. Kennedy’s vision is for the United States--actually
it is more of a world vision--of global unity, supporting freedom and human rights for all humankind.
He suggests that we should all celebrate in this time of freedom. Man holds all of the power in his
hands. Yet, there are still revolutionary beliefs being fought around the world. He does not want us to
forget that we are all apart of this revolution. He states, “The torch has been passed to a new generation of
Americans that are unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this
nation has always been committed”(Kennedy 1).
He wants us to feel proud and support our nation. We should protect it at any cost to keep the
people free. Therefore, we pledge our alliance to this nation. He believes the world would be much
stronger and could conquer any problem as a whole rather than being divided. We can use our country’s
strengths to help the other nations to be free.
He assures the new states that would be joining in the “ranks of the free”(Kennedy 1), it would not
be absolute control. He encourages these states to support their beliefs and their freedom.
President John F. Kennedy suggests, “We need to help the people help themselves. For if a free
society cannot save the few who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich”(Kennedy 2). We all need to
work togethe...

Summary Of President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

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