John F. Kennedy: The Inaugural Address
64 pages
|Published: 1 Dec 1987
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ISBN: 9780670013241
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Publication date: 7 December 2010
Description
John F. Kennedy's inaugural address of 1961 was an unforgettable, stirring call to arms, in which he exhorted all Americans "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of that address, Viking will issue a handsome, collectible edition of the speech, which also features an introduction by Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president, and a vivid historical overview of the state of the world at that date by award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge. Also included are Robert Frost's poem read on the occasion of the inauguration and excerpts from some of John F. Kennedy's other most memorable speeches.