an economic crisis. Barack Obama’s victory marked a change in American society regarding race and politics. His election as the first African American President of the United States is profound and signifies a changing America. Obama gave his inaugural address on January 20‚ 2009 in Washington D.C. Unlike the campaign‚ the inauguration was a celebration‚ marked by clear skies and a patriotic crowd. More than one million people gathered in the National Mall to support the newly elected President despite
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The inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy delivered the day of his inauguration on January 20‚ 1961 was one that changed the thinking of mankind. As you begin your speech is presented and it is directed with great respect to all who were there. The President was in all times in visual contact with all present there. This was his discourse of history it was one where the president committed himself fully to the public there present. This speech was one of very great height where the left
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Although John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address is one of the briefest documents in history‚ it perfectly describes what he plans to do in his time in being president. This speech goes over the period of the Cold War and other matters going on in the world in the early sixties. This was a period in which most Americans were worried about the planet‚ goals that need to be achieved to ensure the safety of the people of the U.S. and also the new technological advances that were being made. The United States
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Between the years 1801 and 1961‚ both Thomas Jefferson and John F. both gave one of the most famous inaugural speeches. On March 4‚ 1801‚ Thomas Jefferson was the first president to give an inaugural speech. Jefferson was running against three different people‚ John Adams wasn’t doing well so he dropped out‚ eventually‚ Jefferson beat Adam Burr‚ congress made the final determination. In Jefferson’s speech he talks about the Revolutionary War that we had just got out of against Britain. Also‚ in Jefferson’s
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Following the oath of office at the Presidential Inauguration‚ the newly elected president is given the opportunity to address the American people. On January 20th of 1961‚ John F. Kennedy delivered his first public address as President of the United States. In this speech‚ Kennedy used this opportunity to encourage unity among Americans in order to facilitate change in the world. During this time period‚ fears of nuclear war plagued the United States. Although Kennedy recognized the urgency of that
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TO THE READERS Unto him that loved us‚ and washed us from our sins in his own blood‚ and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Revelation 1:5-6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost‚ I would like to give praise and honor to my Heavenly Father for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ‚ and what He has done for me at the Cross. I give thanks to the Holy Spirit for strengthening me with the word of my Savior Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my
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By the time Lincoln gave his first inaugural address‚ conflict between the North and South was inevitable. Conflict between the North and South was inevitable by the time Lincoln gave his first inaugural address because several Southern states had seceded from the union and because Lincoln would not have maintained the status quo for long. For a good two decades‚ the United States had been experiencing more and more turmoil over slavery. The Republican North was emphatically against slavery
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created anger among the people of America. In the beginning of the Civil War‚ Abraham Lincoln stated that he believed there were never opponents‚ and that there shouldn’t be any opposition among the people of the United States. In the First Inaugural Address‚ the speech was primarily addressed to the people of the South‚ and it was intended to succinctly state Lincoln’s intended policies and desires toward that section‚ where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States
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Inaugural addresses have been a ritual in American history that included the transition of power from one leadership to another. It has been embedded in American civil religion and allowed for the incoming president to address the status of the nation. The term civil religion was first coined by Robert N. Bellah‚ who believed that the American politics follows rituals and ideals that are similar to that of a private religion. During Obama’s first inaugural address in 2009‚ he was able to use civil
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To alleviate the apprehension‚ John F. Kennedy delivered an inspiring inaugural speech which sent a message of strength to the nation and world. Kennedy saturated the speech with rhetoric and realistic goals resulting in support from the entire nation. Although the speech was mainly intended to inspire American citizens‚ Kennedy used repetition‚ catalog‚ and allusions to convey a clarion in the final sections of his inaugural speech.
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