Ronald Reagan Speech

Cultures and Public Speaking/Ronald Reagan Speech
Dena Martin
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on October 12, 2014, for Dena Martin’s G227 Oral Communication course.

Cultures and Public Speaking/Ronald Reagan Speech
Thesis- Attention Catcher “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss”. Ronald Reagan addresses the American people in a very delicate
There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space. Nothing ends here; hour hopes and our journeys continue. I want to add that I wish I talks could to every man and woman who works for NASA or who worked on this mission and tell them: "Your dedication and professionalism have moved and impressed us for decades. And we know of your anguish. We share
The body is connected with the thesis statement, but in a wide form including examples and evidences. In thesis statement he only emphasized the pain of the people and in the body this pain is narrowed down with three categories: families, schoolchildren and space program. He starts with the families of the seven victims and expresses his condolences to them. He encourages them to see that the men no longer living were not just astronauts but pioneers on a journey to discover the unknown. After making the point that this occurrence is very saddening although it served a great purpose he addresses the youth of the nation which are schoolchildren. He shows them courage, strength, and confidence in his speech which was what they were looking for. America’s schoolchildren were scared and confused as to what the meaning of this accident was. The speaker sent out a loud and clear message urging them to be as committed as those seven astronauts were. The president was encouraging them to always be curious for what the unknown future had in store for the country. After addressing two very important parts of his audience he strongly and confidently praises the United States Space programs. He addresses NASA and tells them how proud America is of their research and innovative findings they had made over the years. NASA was most affected by this tragedy since they were in charge of leading the operation. The way the Reagan