John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:audience American public
gptkbp:broadcasts televised to millions.
gptkbp:calls_for Let us never negotiate out of fear.
Ask not what your country can do for you.
Let us never fear to negotiate.
gptkbp:context Cold War tensions.
gptkbp:date January 20, 1961
gptkbp:delivers John F. Kennedy.
gptkbp:duration approximately 14 minutes.
gptkbp:historical_context Civil Rights Movement.
Nuclear arms race.
Space Race.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
gptkbp:impact inspired a generation.
gptkbp:influenced subsequent presidential inaugurations.
gptkbp:influenced_by Franklin D. Roosevelt's speeches.
the speeches of Winston Churchill.
the writings of Thomas Jefferson.
gptkbp:is_referenced_in the American Revolution.
the United Nations.
the sacrifices of previous generations.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest inaugural addresses.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:notable_feature reference to the world as a 'great unfinished task.'
call for global cooperation.
emphasis on unity.
reference to the 'common cause.'
reference to the 'common enemies of man.'
reference to the 'good fight.'
reference to the 'great task.'
reference to the 'greatness of America.'
reference to the 'greatness of the human spirit.'
reference to the 'moral courage.'
reference to the 'new challenge.'
reference to the 'new commitment.'
reference to the 'new destiny.'
reference to the 'new faith.'
reference to the 'new frontier.'
reference to the 'new generation of Americans.'
reference to the 'new hope.'
reference to the 'new opportunity.'
reference to the 'new resolve.'
reference to the 'new responsibility.'
reference to the 'new spirit.'
reference to the 'new strength.'
reference to the 'new understanding.'
reference to the 'new unity.'
reference to the 'new vision of America.'
reference to the 'new vision.'
reference to the 'new world.'
reference to the 'peaceful revolution.'
reference to the 'sacred honor.'
reference to the 'sacred rights of mankind.'
reference to the 'spirit of the American people.'
reference to the 'torch of freedom.'
reference to the torch being passed.
use of antithesis.
use of parallelism.
use of repetition.
gptkbp:notable_quote Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.
gptkbp:purpose to inspire and unite the nation.
gptkbp:significance Inauguration of the 35th President of the United States.
gptkbp:style rhetorical.
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Monarch
freedom
peace
gptkbp:written_by John F. Kennedy.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Presidential_Inaugural_Addresses
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5