Presidential Speeches

Presidential speeches offer hope and promises of a better life. Inaugural speeches are one of the grandest and some of the most memorable. The one main common theme in these inaugural speeches is the economy. All the speeches mention we must unite to overcome challenges and to give our children a better place. All presidents main focus seems to be on fixing our economic challenges.

Now how a president is going to fix the economy is another. Each president has different challenges. Kennedy had to deal with the threat of communism, Reagan the Cold War and Obama the war in the middle east. Each had their own domestic policy. Based on their inaugural speeches Reagan wanted to diminish government but Obama states in his inaugural speech "...it's not if government is too big or too small but whether our government works."

Each president has huge challenges to overcome including trying to get their agenda through Congress. Each president trying their way to make our economy stronger. The inaugural speeches presidents give will be remembered for through time. Kennedy embodied what inaugural speeches are for. The speeches are to unite the country to the United States a better place. Ultimately Kennedy said it best when he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."