Inaugural Address

Inaugural Address

Summary

In his inaugural address in the year 1961, newly elected president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, highlighted how his winning the presidency marked an end of tyranny and dictatorship and symbolized the beginning of a new era of peace. He expressed his concerns over how he thought the balance of the world had changed after the invention of devious plans as well as war machines.

President Kennedy reiterated the revolutionary ideas, principles, ideals and beliefs of the forefathers who played a pivotal role in establishing America. He also stated how that historic moment in time marked the passing of 'the torch' to ...