Timothy Rim

P.6

3-1-2017

We Choose To Go To The Moon

We Choose To Go To The Moon is a motivational speech delivered by President John

F. Kennedy on September 12, 1962, at Rice University to convince America that we would be the

first ones to go to the moon. President Kennedys speech was one of the most persuasive

speeches of history that seven years later, America became the first country to send two

astronauts, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, to the moon.

President John F. Kennedy was one of the most beloved presidents of the United States

and it showed when his famous speech was well received by his audience. President Kennedy

demonstrated his reliable leadership on October of 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis when

photographs were taken of the building of nuclear mission sites in Cuba. President Kennedy

showed his swift judgement by ordering a naval blockade around Cuba for thirteen days to

prevent more nuclear weapons and missile supplies being brought in. As a result of President

Kennedys leadership, a resolution was reached and America was made aware of President

Kennedys skill and became known as both a national and global hero.

Those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the

industrial revolutions. In his speech, President John F. Kennedy wished to convince America

that going to the moon was possible and that we should be the first to reach the moon. To

completely persuade us, President Kennedy brought up the numerous inventions our founding

fathers have built and added that America was always the first. President Kennedy brought forth
a human emotion called pride and used this to cause the listeners to slowly nod their head in

agreement.

President John F. Kennedys last approach to completely captivate the audience in his

speech was his clever use of information. President Kennedy demonstrated the benefits going to

the moon would bring to America. There would be many more researchers than before, and

technology institutes, such as his speech location, Rice University would become well known.

President Kennedy didnt stop here though. He revealed that going to the moon would be very

costly but compared to the money spent yearly by Americans on cigarettes, President Kennedy

made his goal seem easier to reach by stating that the cost of going to the moon is lower.

We Choose To Go To The Moon, is a speech by President John F. Kennedy to persuade

Americans that we could go to the moon before the Soviets. By using all three rhetorical devices

in perfection, he crafted a speech that became one of the most persuasive speeches of all time

and has made America the first country to send humans to the moon.