Similarities Between Roosevelt And Jfk

Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy both had significant speeches, they were similar but also completely different. Both Roosevelt's “Four Freedoms” speech and Kennedy's inaugural address both talk about freedom. However, Roosevelt’s speech talks more about World War Two and defending liberty. Whereas Kennedy’s speech talks more about the threat of nuclear power.
In FDR speech in 1941 it was his 8th State of the Union address. During the the particular State of The Union, tensions with World War Two were increasing and the threat to liberty was getting higher and he talked about why and why we will protect liberty and freedom.
John F. Kennedy gave his Inaugural Address in 1961, twenty years, after Roosevelt's State of the Union. Kennedy focused more on how a man’s everyday life and freedom was at risk because of nuclear power that was developing. This was during the increasing tensions of the Cold War.
FDR gave his speech in 1941 when World War Two tensions were starting to increase.
“Every realist knows that the democratic way of life is at this moment being directly assailed in every part of the world-assailed either by arms or by secret spreading of poisonous propaganda by those who seek to destroy unity…”(Roosevelt 12). In this quote from his Four Freedoms speech he is addressing the problem beyond American borders which is World War 2. He is acknowledging that Freedom and Liberty is at threat and he is letting the American people know and Congress know that this isn't something America can ignore. “... we are committed to all-inclusive national defense”(Roosevelt 33). This here Roosevelt is saying that if we have to we will defend America. Implying that we will defend liberty and support the defense of
liberty.
Kennedy gave his Inaugural Address twenty years later in 1961 when the tensions of the Cold War was increasing. “For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life”(Kennedy 3). In this quote Kennedy is addressing the nuclear power development. He is letting the American people know that America and other countries could be at risk of nuclear destruction. “Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us”(Kennedy 16). In this quote Kenndy is telling the American people that he wants to peacefully work things out instead of going in to a nuclear war because that would be a disaster.
Roosevelt and Kennedy both had signature speeches they were similar but also, different. They both talked about freedom but, Roosevelt focused more about defending it whereas, Kennedy focused more about how all of man could destroy it.