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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the Farewell Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy. The two form an interesting pair because Kennedy succeeded Eisenhower as President, so in effect we have the end of one presidency and the
beginning of the next represented in the two speeches. While the two are similar in some respects, in others they are very different. Discussion There are some very basic differences
to note. First, Eisenhowers speech is almost half again as long as Kennedys: 1943 words to 1382. There is also a considerable difference in tone, with Eisenhower explaining things almost
as a teacher does, while Kennedy issues challenges. It could be the difference in age, but Kennedys speech seems much more vigorous and direct. Eisenhower also seems to be discussing
the past while Kennedy looks to the future. Eisenhower seems to have spoken prophetically. He discussed a new kind of war that was just beginning and would disrupt the "noble
goals" of keeping the peace, fostering human progress and enhancing "liberty, dignity, and integrity among peoples and among nations" (Eisenhower, 1961). This struggle, he said, commands "our whole attention, absorbs
our very beings" (Eisenhower, 1961). He described the enemy as possessing a "hostile ideology global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose, and ... insidious in method" (Eisenhower, 1961).
He was, of course, describing Communism and setting the stage for the 40-year conflict known as the Cold War; he was also prophetic in forecasting how long it would last:
"the danger it poses promises to be of indefinite duration" (Eisenhower, 1961). He was also prophetic in another way when he considered American life and warned: "In the councils
of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence ... by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist" (Eisenhower,
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