Rhetorical Analysis Of John Kennedy's Acceptance Speech
One of the most remarkable facts about John Kennedy as well as about many other politicians was his ability to perform excellent speeches. The name New Frontier was given to his Acceptance Speech on the Democratic National Convention in 1960, when Kennedy entered the competition for the presidential post of the United Stated as a Democratic candidate. For the Democrats, struggling to win the elections from the Republicans, that speech meant a lot. Kennedy made it valuable, striking and passionate. First of all, Kennedy’s rhetoric should be mentioned here. The way Kennedy performs his speech is very smart and really talented. His voice is high enough and it sounds decisive, he addresses to every American in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Some part of it is quite evident for everyone, for example, when he mentions his religious affiliation and so challenging in this way anti-Catholic bias in the beginning of the 1960-s and insists on separating the church and the state. Duffy and Leeman (2005) also emphasize his great ability in choosing the right words “… Kennedy promised to usher in the era of the New Frontier, which he said was “not a set of promises” but “a set of challenges” (p. 232). The Senator also said that the aim of his campaign is not to run against Nixon or the whole Republican party, eliciting the mistakes of the latter while governing the country, which is really an example of hidden propaganda against the competitors. Healy (2008) also emphasizes in his analytical article the way Kennedy spoke about his rival “He tweaked his opponent, Richard M. Nixon, saying he was no Abraham Lincoln and no Dwight D. Eisenhower (the departing president whom Nixon served as vice president)”. On the whole Kennedy’s speech turned out to be very impressive and inspirational for the Americans. His program dealt with all main spheres of life, including education, science, growing of population etc. The New Frontier by John Kennedy challenged the nation not to be indifferent but to contribute every day to future of their country and the whole
Some part of it is quite evident for everyone, for example, when he mentions his religious affiliation and so challenging in this way anti-Catholic bias in the beginning of the 1960-s and insists on separating the church and the state. Duffy and Leeman (2005) also emphasize his great ability in choosing the right words “… Kennedy promised to usher in the era of the New Frontier, which he said was “not a set of promises” but “a set of challenges” (p. 232). The Senator also said that the aim of his campaign is not to run against Nixon or the whole Republican party, eliciting the mistakes of the latter while governing the country, which is really an example of hidden propaganda against the competitors. Healy (2008) also emphasizes in his analytical article the way Kennedy spoke about his rival “He tweaked his opponent, Richard M. Nixon, saying he was no Abraham Lincoln and no Dwight D. Eisenhower (the departing president whom Nixon served as vice president)”. On the whole Kennedy’s speech turned out to be very impressive and inspirational for the Americans. His program dealt with all main spheres of life, including education, science, growing of population etc. The New Frontier by John Kennedy challenged the nation not to be indifferent but to contribute every day to future of their country and the whole