By the end of his speech, Kennedy had accomplished his goal of inspiring the American population to enter the race and to give it their best. This was evident not only in the amount of money the United States government put towards it, but also in the way the people rallied around the idea of space.
In 1966, spending on the space program reached its height at … over 4 percent of the entire federal budget and more than Washington spent that year on housing and community development combined. At its peak, more than 400,000 people … push[ed] the project forward; many were so devoted to the mission that they worked long extra hours without overtime pay. (Cook 2)
This type of support from citizens would not have been possible without the confidence
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Aldrin recognizes that he flew his historic flight because of cold war exigencies. He recalls that the plaque on the lunar lander he and Armstrong left behind reads, ‘We came in peace for all mankind.’ And he asks, ‘Did we not promote peace by beating the Russians? Suppose they got there first?’ (Cook 7)
Kennedy was a powerful speaker because he encouraged the good in the audience rather than the bad. *It is easy for one to bring out the worst in someone else because that seems to be the natural way for people to fall towards in the world. Kennedy managed to positively influence the entire world by pulling his country into the space race. Putting a man on the moon placed the United States at the top of the space race list. This led to a space handshake between a United States space representative and a Soviet Union space representative in space. This was done to represent a close to the Cold War era.
John F. Kennedy wanted to convince the American population of the importance of joining the space race as well as being an influential power. He used ethos, pathos, and logos to do this. The biographical information about John F. Kennedy, the causes of his speech, and the impact of his speech, demonstrate Kennedy’s gift as a powerful