Step 1 : Introduction to the question "7. It was the best of times: Many Americans felt optimistic when the young John Fitzgerald Kennedy took office as President. Which of the following quotes was contained in his inaugural address?"
...1. 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country' 2. 'Tear down this wall' 3. 'Ich bin ein Berliner' 4. 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) was elected as President of the United States of America in 1960. His inauguration in January 1961 was almost canceled due to heavy snow during the preceding night. The tenor of JFK's address was optimistic and inspirational in an effort to diffuse the Cold War anxieties which had been building during the 1950s. Towards the end of his speech he said: 'And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.'
