John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

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There are few presidents who stamp their name in the memories and hearts of the American people. Many are in office and serve their time without notice, but others serve during the time of major events occurring in the country. One extraordinary President left his presidency in a way that saddened not only the country, but the world. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States It was in 1963 on the day of November 22nd when President of the United States, John F. Kennedy would arrive in Dallas. Shortly after arriving in Dallas, President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline joined the Governor of Texas John B. Connolly to attend a motorcade that would set up the assassination of President Kennedy. Within the first two years…show more content…
In the address to a joint session of the United States Congress, Kennedy announced full presidential funding for the goal to "commit...before this decade is out, to landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" and urged Congress to prepare the necessary funds, eventually consuming the largest financial expenditure of any nation in…show more content…
It opened a new chapter of the nation moving forward to rule out discrimination in the United States. He wanted to open the eyes of citizens to treat all races equally alike. John F. Kennedy spoke and supported Martin Luther King’s wife over the phone after he was arrested. During the 1963 police and their brutal dogs attacked Civil Rights movement protestors led by Martin Luther King. The images of the attacks disturbed the country, which led to President Kennedy urging for congress to push the bill for rights of African Americans. This Civil rights bill was to guarantee all African American citizens the rights to use public facilities. The whites in the United States were furious about the Presidents motives. On May 4, 1961 the Freedom Riders took greyhound buses on tour to spread Civil Rights activism to the Deep South. John F. Kennedy wanted the fight for Civil Rights to be in the court rooms not in the streets where there would be potential violence. But the Freedom riders wanted to continue their march in the south. Kennedy supported the activists on their trip to the south, but they ran into trouble when they hit the Mississippi state line. Mississippi police arrested and jailed the
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