“City Upon a Hill”
John F. Kennedy
Jordan Thompson
AP English III
K. Saunders
12 March 2013
History
 John
F. Kennedy was born in Brookline,
Massachusetts, on May 29th 1917. He
comes from a long line of political figures
in Boston. He graduated form Harvard
University in 1940, and joined the United
States Navy in 1941. In 1945 he covered
the United Nations Conference as a
journalist.
History continued…
 John
F. Kennedy became a Democratic
Congressman in 1946, then a senator in
1952. In 1961 his is elected as the 35th
President of the United States. John
Kennedy was assassinated on November
22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
SOAPStone
Speaker: John F. Kennedy
Occasion: Last speech to his home town before he becomes
president.
Audience: The citizens of Massachusetts
Purpose: To inspire the people to continue to be role models, and
inspire political leaders to be role models as well because the eyes of
the people are watching them.
Subject: Are we truly role models? How should elected officials carry
themselves and show that they can be effective leaders.
Tone: Inspiring
Ethos
“For fourteen years I have placed my
confidence in the citizens of Massachusetts-and they have generously responded by
placing their confidence in me.”
 He has gained the confidence and trust of
many people.
“Now, on the Friday after next, I am to assume
new and broader responsibilities.”
 Moving up to higher office
Pathos
“And so it is that I carry with me from this state
to that high and lonely office to which I now
succeed more than fond memories of firm
friendships. “
 He will carry the love, friendship, and warmth
that he has gained from the citizens as he
continues into a lonely, difficult presidency.
“For what Pericles said to the Athenians has
long been true of this commonwealth: “We do
not imitate--for we are a model to others.”
 Pride in how they live
Logos
“Were we truly men of courage--with the
courage to stand up to one's enemies--and the
courage to stand up, when necessary, to one's
associates--the courage to resist public
pressure, as well as private greed?”
“Were we truly men of judgment--with
perceptive judgment of the future as well as the
past--of our own mistakes as well as the
mistakes of others--with enough wisdom to
know that we did not know, and enough
candor to admit it?”
Logos
“Were we truly men of integrity--men who never
ran out on either the principles in which they
believed or the people who believed in them-men who believed in us--men whom neither
financial gain nor political ambition could ever
divert from the fulfillment of our sacred trust?”
“Were we truly men of dedication--with an
honor mortgaged to no single individual or
group, and compromised by no private
obligation or aim, but devoted solely to serving
the public good and the national interest.”
Logos
 Kennedy
uses courage, judgment,
integrity, and dedication to appeal to
logos
 People want their political leaders to have
these characteristics
Important quotes
“Today the eyes of all people are truly upon
us--and our governments, in every branch,
at every level, national, state and local,
must be as a city upon a hill--constructed
and inhabited by men aware of their great
trust and their great responsibilities.”
 People are watching every move the
government makes, so they need to be
responsible about their actions.
Important quotes
“But I have been guided by the standard
John Winthrop set before his shipmates on
the flagship Arbella three hundred and
thirty-one years ago, as they, too, faced the
task of building a new government on a
perilous frontier.
 JFK is using John Winthrop’s words to
guide him in his political choices.