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This four-week course explores the enduring impact of four iconic American presidential speeches. Each week, we will closely examine the text, historical context, immediate public response, and lasting legacy of a pivotal address: George Washington's Farewell Address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address, and John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address. From calls for unity and resilience to redefinitions of national purpose and global responsibility, these speeches reveal how powerful rhetoric can help shape the course of a nation.

Instructor: Ben Ridings, Curator for the Physick Estate with Cape May Museum, Arts & Culture.

GENERAL INFORMATION
This program offers a hybrid experience, allowing participants to join the event either in-person or virtually via Zoom. Please carefully select your registration type, as participants are expected to attend programs based on their chosen in-person or virtual status. Should your circumstances change, and you wish to adjust your registration, kindly contact us at 609-751-9699. Our CMAP staff will do their best to accommodate your request based on availability.

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