Obama’s farewell address was comparable to george washington’s farewell address and many other presidents. Washington was a wealthy farm owner while barack was not‚ so there Farewell addresses will be different in their own way . in Obama’s farewell speech he talks about the good and bads of his presidency and things america needs to fix. Obama’s strengths of his presidency include taking down osama bin laden who was the mastermind of 9/11. He also increased employment rates by creating more jobs
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farewell address was the last speech that Washington did before he left office. The importance of this speech still affects us today as well as in the past. Washington’s letter of address was given on September 17‚ 1796. The address was not given by the president himself but was published in the American Daily Advertiser. Washington‚ Madison and Hamilton revised the address together. Washington wrote the final version of the address. The first point that Washington talks about in the address is the
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writers to engineer such eloquence into a 15 min address is simply astounding. These speech’s by Roosevelt‚ Churchill and Eisenhower all provide a glimmer of how to inspire the masses to contribute and come together to combat a common cause. All three of these men understood how to communicate with their audiences. They bring about the problem and a general sense of direction without listing specifics to inspire and motivate. In Churchill’s address from to the commons he is discussing the strategies
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Truman gained approval to declare it in 1950. In his Farewell Address‚ he lists all the events that led up to the foreign and domestic situation until 1953. First‚ the decisionmaking is stressed and later he suggests that the american determination will be Eisenhower’s greatest support.1 Further‚ he thanks the american population for their support and refers to God‚ which implies a religious tone.2
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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
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Amy Verduzco Mr. Blacklock AP English 16 September 2014 For centuries‚ a president’s inaugural address has held profound importance‚ and is expected to be a memorable one. John F. Kennedy’s in particular‚ was one of the most touching and inspiring inaugural addresses in our country’s history and it continues to be analyzed in classrooms‚ articles‚ and on television today. His words gained the people’s confidence that he had a positive future in store for America‚ and his moving statements kept the
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Reagan was faced with a task comparable to Franklin Roosevelt and his inaugural address needed to reestablish confidence in the American economy. As well as the economic crisis‚ Reagan was handed a continuing crisis in the Middle East. This crisis not only included a hostage situation at the United States embassy in Iran but also growing tensions between Iraq and Iran. It was Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address that would cover these issues and give the American people the confidence they needed
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both were established presidents in their own ways. In George Washington’s Farewell Address he advised Americans to not get entangled within foreign countries’ problems and conflicts and to not have everlasting alliances and treaties. Washington also did not like the idea of having diverse political parties‚ and he also stressed the magnitude of religion and morality. Thomas Jefferson‚ in his first Inaugural Address states that a superior government will be able to permit its citizens to be well mannered
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next four years of the presidency. These speeches motivate and inspire the citizens. Most of the time‚ the president gives the speech to set a tone based on the current issues and struggles of the country. President Roosevelt and President Kennedy address fear in their speeches in similar and different ways. Both Presidents discuss the fear of citizens and consequences faced by the country. President Roosevelt addresses the fear during the Great Depression. Roosevelt wisely advised the people that
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President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address is a well known speech given at the end of his presidency. In it‚ Eisenhower expresses his worry for the future of The United States of America. Eisenhower starts off his farewell speech speaking of four major wars in the past century. Being bias‚ he states " despite these holocausts‚ America today is the strongest‚ the most influential and most productive nation in the world" ( P.1). Obviously since he was the president of the nation‚ he feels a sense of
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