Week 4 Post 2

An amazing man who is well known in American history was John F. Kennedy, (JFK.) He will always be remembered and honored as an American Hero. He was fortie three when he became the president which is the youngest president our country has ever seen. He was also the 35th president to serve in the United States.
JFK's outstanding qualities were too numerous to count. He demonstrated a strong balance of credibility, attractiveness and power. We can find credibility in his words, such as he predicted that within the next decade, that man would reach the moon, he said this in his 1961 speech. We did reach the moon in the year 1969, JFK was correct. Part of having credibility is being trustworthy and JFK proved to this to our country by his victory in the cuban missile crisis.
Being the president isn't any easy job especially when you are so young. JFK did not let his age hinder him he would use his youthfulness and energy to empower the people of America. JFK's speeches were very inspirational. He fit the attractive mold in every sense of the word. Not only was JFK easy on the eyes but he also had familiarity, which is important in politics. People want to feel like they can relate to their leaders.
Power is the third and probably the strongest tool JFK had as a speaker and president. First of all he was the president so this gave him a lot of power to do good for our country. People would listen when JFK spoke because he inspired so many individuals. When someone becomes the president they have to remember how much weight their words hold. JFK was excellent at using the platform he was given to share carefully thought out words, words that would make a difference. One of my favorite speeches by him was when he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy was a great president and leader, he used a mixture of ethos, pathos and logos and all of his speeches. He would not need to ad anymore pathos to his speaking style because it is already so prevalent.