John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

( 1961 ) Commentary by Marcia B. Dinneen, Bridgewater State College

Questions for Further Study

1. Trace the origins of the Peace Corps and discuss its validity in the modern world.
2. Compare and contrast the context and language of Lincoln's First Inaugural Address with those of Kennedy's Inaugural Address.
3. Discuss the effectiveness of Kennedy's Alliance for Progress as carried out during his presidency.
4. Although Kennedy's Inaugural Address does not specifically address civil rights issues, how did Kennedy subsequently begin to develop the civil rights legislation that would culminate in the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Does his Inaugural Address contain any ideas that he carried through to his work on civil rights?

John F. Kennedy (Library of Congress)

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