LAD/Blog #30: Wilson's First Inaugural
LAD/Blog #30: Wilson's First Inaugural
On Tuesday, March 13th, 1913, Woodrow Wilson gave his First Inaugural Address. In this speech, he demonstrated his many progressive beliefs. He began by saying how the government had transitioned into being fully Democratic, and that the nation is looking to use that to make changes, and to get rid of the old. Additionally, he said that with the good comes the bad. He touches on the industrial aspect of society, and how it has been incredibly beneficial…yet in some areas not so much. He acknowledges the lives lost, and the weight put upon the men women and children that have worked so hard for nothing. This is incredibly progressive for his time, especially when he says, “The great Government we loved has too often been made use of for private and selfish purposes, and those who used it had forgotten the people.” He says now there must be a cleansing, and correct these evils while maintaining what is positive. He says that we must remember what America stands for: serving all with standards of justice and fairness. He then lists some industrial problems that need to be fixed, and the fact that the government needs to keep the people as its first priority. He ends by summoning “all honest men, all patriotic, all forward-looking men, to my side,” ready to take action and rebuild America.
Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address
JFK's Inaugural Address (synthesis):
JFK's inaugural address was similar to that of Wilson's because he addressed the problems America was facing at the time (mainly, the nuclear age), and rallied the people as Wilson did by saying all citizens must contribute to the greater good.
On Tuesday, March 13th, 1913, Woodrow Wilson gave his First Inaugural Address. In this speech, he demonstrated his many progressive beliefs. He began by saying how the government had transitioned into being fully Democratic, and that the nation is looking to use that to make changes, and to get rid of the old. Additionally, he said that with the good comes the bad. He touches on the industrial aspect of society, and how it has been incredibly beneficial…yet in some areas not so much. He acknowledges the lives lost, and the weight put upon the men women and children that have worked so hard for nothing. This is incredibly progressive for his time, especially when he says, “The great Government we loved has too often been made use of for private and selfish purposes, and those who used it had forgotten the people.” He says now there must be a cleansing, and correct these evils while maintaining what is positive. He says that we must remember what America stands for: serving all with standards of justice and fairness. He then lists some industrial problems that need to be fixed, and the fact that the government needs to keep the people as its first priority. He ends by summoning “all honest men, all patriotic, all forward-looking men, to my side,” ready to take action and rebuild America.
Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address
JFK's Inaugural Address (synthesis):
JFK's inaugural address was similar to that of Wilson's because he addressed the problems America was facing at the time (mainly, the nuclear age), and rallied the people as Wilson did by saying all citizens must contribute to the greater good.
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