Remember, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” The first impression a president gives is within his inaugural speech. On the first day, when the power in office shifts from one president to the next, the new president must take an oath and present himself with a speech (the inaugural speech). One of the most well-known inaugural speeches is John F. Kennedy’s. Many people continue to write and speak about his inaugural speech and (what most people consider) his “wonderful” presidency. More recently, President Donald J. Trump gave his inaugural speech, and he is not receiving the same reaction. Many are mocking him, but many others think there could not be a better president to deal with America’s current crises. How did …show more content…
Like most of the inaugural speeches, both Trump and Kennedy talk about the people and how they play a part in improving the United States. Also, both speeches cover the topic of helping the people gain whatever they are missing. Donald Trump talks about the shift of power going to the people of the United States, and about how everybody will be protected with equal rights. Kennedy on the other hand talks mainly about having freedom. Even though both Kennedy and Trump talk about rights and freedom, Kennedy does not necessarily dive in as deep as Trump does. These two topics are grand scale topics, and are regularly touched on. One topic that seem to differ according on the president seems to be the surrounding world. Kennedy appears to constantly be focusing on the surrounding world, but Trump focuses almost solely on America. While Kennedy focuses a good majority of his speech on how surrounding coutries will or have impact us, Trump might mention other countries and what they will do or have done once or twice. Both John F. Kennedy and Donald J. Trump go over some of the same themes in their own inaugurals, but each has variations according to what he thinks