Kennedy Assassination: how the media covered it then and how they cover it now. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. (9) The death of the president sent our country into mourning. Kennedy's brief, but historical presidency gave a sense of hope and few could accept that he was really gone. The following day newspapers devoted nearly all their coverage to the incident.
Xavier Durham 3-24-13 LBJ and The JFK Assassination Mr. McCrystal US His II LBJ vs. JFK: The Assassination In November of 1963, the loved, effective, attractive, and quite young President John F. Kennedy was shot it the head while driving in his motorcade through the streets of Dallas. In September of 1964, after a ten-month investigation, the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was acting alone when he shot Kennedy and that Jack Ruby was also acting alone in the shooting of Oswald. However, in polls from 1966 on, it was found that over 80 percent of Americans believed that there was a some sort of conspiracy other than the single shooter theory that caused the death of President JFK. One of these many believed conspiracies is that Vice President Lynden B. Johnson was involved in the death of the President. This theory is not as totally outlandish as it may initially seem.
All the debates offer is an opportunity to see a President laid bare without the constant media spin and give the American public an opportunity to decide what to focus on. Despite this, however, the tradition of debating between presidential candidates has many fans for a number of reasons. One key reason is that Americans are not offered the opportunity to see regular presidential scrutiny unlike the UK where ministers are grilled weekly, therefore this gives the electorate a prime opportunity to see how a candidate deals with pressure and whether they can debate effectively. These debates also offer a rare chance to see true political straight talking – an opportunity so often denied to so many Americans, one common host chooses the topics of the debate in private and allots time rigidly, not allowing the audience to make any noise in reaction to what the candidates say. With methods like these ranting is kept to a minimum and destroys any scent of
Kennedy was more known because of his past in becoming and starting the process of becoming president. And King was not known except for the by his family and Friends, and because of his color. These two Type of writings from these very bright men of history. This Speech from Kennedy and
Smith, whom he deeply respected, telling him, “I’ll tell you something [about JFK’s assassination] that will rock you… Kennedy was trying to get to Castro, but Castro got to him first” (Holland). Smith pressed for more information, but Johnson refused and assured him, “It will all come out one day” (Holland). Though, Johnson himself delayed this process by refurbishing the limousine Kennedy was shot in, not entering it into evidence, and sealing certain assassination records until
Speech analysis for JFK Mr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is credited to be one of America's greatest speakers. When I was asked to choose a speech to do an analysis on, I choose Kennedy's inaugural address. I choose this because it is one of the most recognized speeches in American history. There are many sources that have placed his address as second behind Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream." President Kennedy utilized many tools that are typically used in rhetorical or persuasive writing.
John F. Kennedy delivers his message through an outstanding speech with an indescribable amount diction and syntax; he uses statements, which are still remembered today, metaphors, parallel structure, and antithesis followed by emotional appeals to establish his ethos toward his audience. One of the most admirable qualities that a president can possess is trustworthiness. If the nation or the people cannot trust their leader, then that nation cannot live in peace. Throughout Kennedy’s speech, Kennedy uses several appeals that persuade and inspire the audience’s trust. Since his main goal was to inspire, not educate, the use of logical appeals was not prominent in the course of his speech.
The “audacity of hope”? It would be genuinely audacious to run for the White House on a platform of despair. Promising hope is simply good sense. “The fierce urgency of now”? It is hard to see what Mr Obama means when he says this – other than that some inner voice has told him to run for president.” Well, politicians hardly ever say what they mean and hardly ever mean what they say.
These television broadcasts have not only influenced presidential debates, but have set new standards for them. Initially, Presidents have been seen as an icon of respect and pride, however over the years these features given to a future leader have diminished by the way they are being seen on television. When presidents happen to be on television the people are expecting a poised man to show up and speak eloquently and coherent. So then when we have a person whom we look up to make a fool out of themselves, it is quite a shock and brings the presidency down with them. For instance, on April 20, 1992, President Bill Clinton was asked by the MTV generation to discuss his underwear, which turned out to be briefs, on a nationwide broadcast (Hart and Triece).
Although he has done many great things, these things did not just happen over night. Through his compassion, resolve, and vision, Kim Dae Jung successfully opposed authoritarian rule, implemented the Sunshine Policy to promote relations between North and South Korea, and led the Korean peninsula in its first steps toward unification. Growing up Kim Dae Jung never wanted to be president but when the ruling government became increasingly dictatorial he decided to become involved with politics in his late 30's. He had a different way of thinking than these controlling leaders. He always thought that it would be better to engage the North than to confront it.