Speech Comparison: Robert F. Kennedy And Ronald Reagan

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Speech Comparison In Robert F. Kennedy’s speech about Martin Luther King’s assassination during his run for presidency, and Ronald Reagan's speech about the explosion of the Challenger, both used direct address to portray feeling and passion for the families and the people of the United States. Robert F. Kennedy was flying into Indianapolis to talk to the people on why he should be president. He was told not to go, but he thought of the people and he went, he improvised and made one of the best speeches ever made. In this speech he used, “For those of you who are black,” as a direct address, to be personal with the people at that speech. He wanted to be personal with the black people and restore peace with them so he related Martin Luther