Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you"

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inaugural address political speech speech

The Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" is John F. Kennedy’s famous 1961 presidential inauguration speech, renowned for its call to civic duty and inspirational Cold War-era rhetoric.

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John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address 1
John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address 1

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instanceOf inaugural address ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
speech ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
surface form: JFK Inaugural Address

Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
surface form: John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address
audience American public ⓘ
international community ⓘ
author John F. Kennedy ⓘ
broadcastBy major U.S. television networks ⓘ
callsFor global cooperation ⓘ
sacrifice for the common good ⓘ
service to the nation ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
date 1961-01-20 ⓘ
famousFor Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: the line "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
genre rhetorical oratory ⓘ
governmentBodyPresent United States Congress ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War ⓘ
early 1960s United States politics ⓘ
influenced American political rhetoric ⓘ
subsequent presidential speeches ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location United States Capitol ⓘ
medium radio broadcast ⓘ
television broadcast ⓘ
mentions developing nations ⓘ
nuclear threat ⓘ
struggle against tyranny ⓘ
support for allies ⓘ
occasion Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy
politicalEra New Frontier ⓘ
presidentialNumber 35th President of the United States ⓘ
presidentInaugurated John F. Kennedy ⓘ
quotedIn civic education materials ⓘ
history textbooks ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the most famous American political speeches ⓘ
speaker John F. Kennedy ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries about John F. Kennedy ⓘ
scholarly analysis of rhetoric ⓘ
theme Cold War ⓘ
civic duty ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
international cooperation ⓘ
public service ⓘ
timePeriod height of the Cold War ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ
year 1961 ⓘ

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Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" → alsoKnownAs → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
this entity surface form: John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" → alsoKnownAs → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
this entity surface form: JFK Inaugural Address
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" → famousFor → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: the line "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
John F. Kennedy → notableEvent → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
this entity surface form: establishment of the Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy → notableSpeech → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" → occasion → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower's farewell address → successorSpeech → Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" ⓘ
this entity surface form: John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address