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  2. Antimetabole - Wikipedia

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    In rhetoric, antimetabole (/ æntɪməˈtæbəliː / AN-ti-mə-TAB-ə-lee) is the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order; for example, "I know what I like, and I like what I know". It is related to, and sometimes considered a special case of, chiasmus. An antimetabole can be predictive, because it is easy to reverse ...

  3. Juxtaposition - Wikipedia

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    Juxtaposition in literary terms is the showing contrast by concepts placed side by side. An example of juxtaposition are the quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country", and "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate", both by John F. Kennedy, who particularly liked juxtaposition as a rhetorical device. [1]

  4. Inauguration of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

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    The inauguration of John F. Kennedy as the 35th president of the United States was held on Friday, January 20, 1961, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 44th inauguration and marked the commencement of John F. Kennedy's and Lyndon B. Johnson 's only term as president and vice president.

  5. Kennedy Doctrine - Wikipedia

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    Kennedy Doctrine. The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, towards Latin America during his administration between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of communism as well as the reversal of communist progress in the Western Hemisphere.

  6. List of United States political catchphrases - Wikipedia

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    "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country", part of the Inaugural address of John F. Kennedy. [10]"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore," said by Richard Nixon in 1962 when he announced his retirement from politics after losing the 1962 California gubernatorial election.

  7. Ted Sorensen - Wikipedia

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    University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA, LLB) Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Kennedy once called him his "intellectual blood bank". [1]

  8. We choose to go to the Moon - Wikipedia

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    e. Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort, commonly known by the sentence in the middle of the speech " We choose to go to the Moon ", was a speech on September 12, 1962 by John F. Kennedy, the President of the United States. The aim was to bolster public support for his proposal to land a man on the Moon before 1970 and bring ...

  9. John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

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    Recorded September 12, 1962. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president.