Essay On Jfk Inaugural Address

Based on former president John F. Kennedy’s 1963 America University Address, he’s view of the cold war, circa 1963, was world peace. The Soviet Union and the United States had fought as allies against Germany and Nazi during World War I. However, once the war ended, both nations seem to have disagreement on certain world matters. They seem to be at odds about the idea of a communist state. As a Senator, and during his presidential campaign, JFK and running mate Richard Nixon, demanded a tougher stance against the Soviet Union and all international communism. He had great fear of Soviet Union’s production of missiles, and wasn’t a great idea world peace.
As a result, JFK’s vision for the United States role in the Cold War and the world, was to demand world peace. Being the first president born in the 20th century, JFK whole political career had some sort of issues with the Soviet Union. “His inaugural address stressed the contrast between the free world and the communist world, and he pledge that the American people would “pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty” (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and
JFK said, “I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children--not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women--not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.” Not only did he preach to the choir about peace in America, but he was advocate about world peace. If JFK had the opportunity to live out his complete presidential term, the Cold War wouldn’t have been as heated as it was. While at the same time, Vietnam War may have been more peaceful. JFK would have worked with the Soviet Union to reduce the nuclear weapons