From the very opening of his speech, Kennedy’s ethos is established immediately, having just been sworn in as president of the United States. However, despite having his credibility already established among …show more content…
What Kennedy is saying is that in order to succeed as a nation and be able to live peacefully among other nations, Americans and citizens of other countries need to rise up to the challenges their countries are facing and address their problems. He believed in the power of the citizens and recognized that they are the ones who can determine our outcome and that they too, now hold the power in their hands to change their country and have the choice of whether or not they want to promote peace or violence. This was JFK’s message and his words have set the precedent for our country’s