Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential term and his first inaugural address took place during the great depression. The same time of his first inaugural address the country was going through a depression and America’s economy was terrible. Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced ways and means to fix the nation from the aftermath of the great depression in his speech. Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation’s problems such as the amount of people who are unemployed, cannot pay the high taxes, and families that do not have savings. The purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address is to fix the problems that were created by the great depression and to give the public some hope that his solutions can help America.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States and attended Columbia Law School as well as Harvard University. During his presidency, the United States was blindsided by a malicious attack from Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor. In his address to the Nation speech that followed, he effectively convinces the American people and Congress that war on Japan is the best option by using strong word choice and a sense of nationalism to draw emotion from his audience. These appeals to pathos, along with integrating a clear call-to-action for the American people, creates an effective argument for his speech.
Roosevelt knew that the people of the United States were split on their opinions of war, so it was necessary for him to go about this strategically. During the time after the First World War, American pride was high, and the blood that pumped through the veins of each American was not only red, but white and blue as well. Roosevelt used this high sense of patriotism to his advantage, and framed his speech around it. Throughout his speech, he outlined “the foundations of a healthy and strong democracy,” “personal sacrifice,” and the promise of a “world founded upon four essential human freedoms.” Democracy, sacrifice, and freedom were words that mobilized the Americans, words that spoke to their sense of patriotism.
Roosevelt choose to approach the nation with resounding confidence that they had nothing to worry about any longer, for he had a plan to ‘save’ the country, and promised to use government power to help
Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860 aroused the Southern slave states. Those states saw the Republicans as people who were not supportive of keeping the institution of slavery alive in the South. Lincoln effectively demonstrates why the south should not fear if he were to be president. Lincoln wanted to calm the leaders of these states and keep them from seceding from the United States, so he tried to put them at ease in his “First Inaugural Address”.
Theodore Roosevelt sent this letter to Congress in conjunction with the National Conservation Commission's annual report of the inventory of the nation’s natural resources. He entreats Congress to recognize the imminent importance of creating conservationist legislature to preserve America’s natural resources. To further reinforce his message, Roosevelt decrees conservation as a common good, one that surpasses all individual and materialistic needs. Theodore Roosevelt created the National Conservation Commision, so his adamant support of their research is not surprising. As a primary source, this letter clearly illustrates Roosevelt’s personal support for conservation.
During this section of the speech, Roosevelt connected himself with God and ended his speech with a prayer for America and its people. Conclusion Thought I was captivated by the opening statements of the speech. In such a critical time of hardship, Roosevelt appealed to the America people and captured the audience by explaining the importance of confidence.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s speech is effective at convincing the audience that he will be a worthy president because of his use of ethos, logos, and pathos. Roosevelt
Essay 2 Blinn US History: “Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address, 1801” In his first Inaugural Address Thomas Jefferson is addressing the nation and presenting topics necessary for moving the country forward into the 19th century. He believed that unity between opposing parties and of the people, upholding of the Constitution, and not being involved in alliances with any countries would advance the country forward towards success and greatness. Jefferson’s first topic he focuses on is the belief that unity is the sole reason that great nations exist.
Franklin D. Roosevelt gave an inspirational Inaugural Address when the nation was battling the Great Depression. I agree with the discussion post that President Roosevelt accomplished to keep the publics hope alive. He assured the nation, their concern was his main priority by putting himself in the heart of peoples home by using the radio. President Roosevelt was the first president to use the radio for his “fireside chats”, where he would introduce several act from his New Deal. The Deal support his plans that were presented in the Inaugural address, such as Civil Work Administration, focused on putting people back to work by doing temporary work.
He wanted to convince America and its citizens to not be afraid of the economic crisis that was happening and to fight the battle with him. Roosevelt also convinced another major group of people, pathos, by including God and the religious spirit in his speech. By using "we" in his speech, Roosevelt
What does the term “American” mean? The sources that I will be using to prove my point includes the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, JFK’s Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln and “I, Racist” by John Metta. The term “American” means having freedom, rights, privileges, and different views or opinion about racism. America is based on immigrants. The people who are included are the people who are naturally born in the country and an American citizen.
Roosevelt’s speech made a substantial, positive impact by advancing the United States of America to participate in the war as he “had compelling reasons for feeling that, as de facto leader of the free world, he had a grave responsibility to oppose both Hitler's Germany and its Tripartite Pact (Axis)” (Burtness and Ober). Roosevelt’s speech was in hopes of touching the American citizens by placing emphasis on sympathy and unity, overall empowering the country. In his speech he specifically utilized repetition; specifically
On January 20, 1961, forty-three-year-old John F, Kennedy delivered his inaugural address in Washington D.C after being sworn in as the thirty-fifth United States President. He memorably captured the attention of the entire nation with one of the finest speeches written to date, tugging on the heartstrings and logistically addressing the worries of many Americans. Making his point clear and comprehendible, Kennedy reached larger audiences than his predecessors, bringing a sense of calmness to the public during the height of the Cold War, national talk of communism, and the impending fear of nuclear attacks. He took austere consideration to the chaos erupting both internationally and nationally by instilling a sense of union amongst Americans in attempts to creating lasting peace. Utilizing a fearless rhythm of persuasiveness and motivational tactics, Kennedy connects to his audience through emotional
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States who reigned from 1901-1909. He was young at the time he became president but very energetic. He believed in his manly virtues and thus always encouraging the people of the country to pursue same. Due to his presidential powers, he was able to do some adjustments in the government system. He was of the fact that a capitalist industrial economy has succeeded in rendering government useless.
