Language

In this part, we will focus on the language employed by John F. Kennedy in his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin.

Tone and style

A few weeks before delivering the speech, John F. Kennedy had publicly talked about cooperation between the US and the Soviet Union. However, this speech came across as aggressive and provocative, which led to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev saying that the two speeches seemed to have been delivered by two different people.

Kennedy uses a firm tone, which highlights his determi...